Australia

Grocery shopping is best done at small privately owned businesses. Small supermarkets in particular are and should be treasured by local communities. Something about their ownership structure and their lack of scale makes them more accountable to shoppers. They can't afford to engage in the data wrangling red and green do to work out the maximum price the market will pay for tuna on Thursdays between 6 to 7pm. The fresh produce is often better quality, the PA music less insipid (or absent totally, hooray for Aldi), the stock actually looks a bit different quarter to quarter. It's simply a better balance of power between org and individual.

If you're shopping at large corporate retailers, especially when making vice purchases, you're best using protection

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. ACCEPT IT.

And how much of these savings are they planning on passing on to the consumer?

Palantir promises a ‘total view’ of an organisation that allows full control and optimal decision-making. [...]

By placing Palantir at the heart of its operations, [...]

They are describing, etymologically and geometrically, a pan-opticon.

Coles CEO Defends Palantir Contract, Says It’s “In The Spirit Of Australia’s Penal Colony Heritage”

This is why there needs to be a cap on company size and redistribution. We don't want another Dutch East India.

At this stage, ColesWorth are just two behemoths akin to Testuo's evolution in Akira gasping out the words "feed me" as shareholder parasites gorge on their innards. Kill it with fire.

Anyone else getting Manna vibes?