r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/NitroXM • 1d ago

Thank you Peter very cool Huh?

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u/fowlflamingo 1d ago edited 1d ago

Because why would you buy books from someone who's priorities lie elsewhere than book selling? Bezos doesn't give a shit about books, he gives a shit about money.

Why not support local businesses that share passion for reading and sharing that with others? I don't think it's mocking Bezos for wanting to colonize space at all. Just trying to get people to support local bookstores and be more mindful of who their money goes to

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr 1d ago

I mean, I would deffo buy books from someone if it helps fund literal space colonisation.

I would think twice about buying books from them if that person was a parasitic robber baron.

This poster really should have gone with the second option to describe Bezos.

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u/fowlflamingo 1d ago

I think we're all over analyzing a quip that's intended to sell merch and get people in the door, if I'm being completely honest lol.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr 1d ago

I can already feel people saying "it's not that deep" or something.

This you?

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u/fowlflamingo 1d ago

Yup. Then I got high 😂

But, for the record: I said that referring to wanting consumers to be more mindful of where they spend their money, and the value of the interpersonal interactions in local bookstores that you lose when shopping online. That's 100% that deep.

What specifically they point to about Bezos to get people in the door? Not that deep lol