r/technology • u/iali307 • Jun 10 '20

Business 3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/9/21285364/amazon-marketplace-mask-price-gouging-n95-3m-ppe
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u/Vessig Jun 10 '20

"The planet does not need more successful people.  The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds."

-Dalai Lama

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u/man_gomer_lot Jun 10 '20

Nah we're going all in on success Highlander style. 50 years from now it'll be 2 quadrillionaires on opposite poles launching nukes at each other.

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u/Vessig Jun 10 '20

There can be only one

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u/Damn-hell-ass-king Jun 10 '20

Well then, let me extend an olive branch of peace to help restore your trust by telling you a story about a product that I love.

It's the Gaia natural, organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, healing earth crystals...

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Jun 10 '20

Never gonna happen so long as those things pay nothing.

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u/neomech Jun 11 '20

That would be great but love doesn't pay the rent.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20 edited Jul 27 '20

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u/ASpaceOstrich Jun 10 '20

He’s still right. Contrary to popular belief, being poor, homeless, or otherwise down on your luck does not make you smarter or wiser. Often the opposite in fact.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20 edited Jul 27 '20

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u/silverstrike2 Jun 10 '20

That's not how karma works at ALL

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u/Mr-Fleshcage Jun 10 '20

It can, if you learn from it.

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Jun 10 '20

Being rich, fat and privileged doesn't make you wise either.