Hi folks! I’m here with another idea. Let’s make an amazon alternative. I know! I know! That was asked for a couple times already but lets discuss some details.

Amazon is basically glorified dropshipping by now. What if we just made federated (not sure if over activitypub would work) ads and sales, powered by fediseer (the “trust” network of the fediverse).

Example 1: So you buy at toms groceries, you trust them. they have experience with tina’s hardware store and they trust them. so you can buy both toms and tinas wares on both sites.

Example 2: So for example, I run a small business that sells computers. You run a small business that sells mice and keyboards. I have worked with you before so I mark you as trusted in my local website, which federates with yours, showing your products in my shop. If a customer buys my computer and buys your keyboard on top, my site sends you a buy order with customer address and payment. I get a small fee for my electricity of say 1%.

Can someone try and poke holes in this idea? It feels like this could work!

Have a nice weekend.

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I mean, if their content was signed you could verify the authenticity of the certificate. Usually the business name appears in the cert.

      • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        1 day ago

        No I mean, I don’t “trust” a groceries store. I only use them to trade for groceries, and only use cash when doing so.

        Just because I use someone doesn’t mean I trust them. Even more: just becaue I trust Alice, that doesn’t mean I trust Bob by transitivity.

        • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          23 hours ago

          I don’t know what Mafia-led grocery stores you use but if I put in a pickup order at my local store I trust them to actually have what I asked ready at the time, place, and cost we agreed to.

        • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOPEnglish
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          1 day ago

          in that case you might be part of the problem atm. of course, if you buy groceries, you trust the grocery store to not sell you poisoned stuff. and if your friend asks you where to buy groceries, you recommend those you have good experiences with.

          That said, trust is on its way out in our society but that is a political problem, not a technical. i can solve technical problems.