Well, I perused a certain thread and I got a strong sense there's been a recent slowdown in retail sales in the overall digital economy (And I'd assume the physical retail economy? Maybe, maybe not.). That is, it's not particular to the platform. When retailers start losing customers due to DIY, that usually means they don't have spending money or they don't really want to spend it. I didn't think it was particular to the platform anyway, a $/view down some 70% suggests penny pinching, and that's platform agnostic.[Though, I actually do wonder if the platform may have convinced customers it was really expensive in their recent test, so they marred their own reputation, worsened the situation and convinced their customers to pinch their pennies. I personally thought the test was stupid... and I don't blame it entirely... but it could be a strong contributor with lasting effects. Convincing an entire customer base you're expensive might not be that good for business. It might scare away customers, and convince the ones sticking around to pinch their pennies, kind of what it seems like I've been seeing.]
So an online retail recession seems exceedingly likely. And by probable extension, physical retail as well... but I don't have data on that.
I need to look at other platform's discussions to see if this trend is being mirrored before I can confidently conclude an online retail recession. It might be peculiar to this platform due to them shooting themselves in the foot by throwing their reputation into the mud.
Just checked out another major platform, and recent discussions mirror this exact sentiment strongly. So exceedingly likely there's an online retail recession underway and it's not peculiar to my particular platform. Cause seems to be penny pinching; What's causing the penny pinching? Maybe customers only have pennies left now? Maybe there's fear gripping the markets[And where is that fear coming from?]? Maybe there's been huge layoffs sweeping the markets, in terms of kicking people off the payroll and reducing hours for existing ones, that's now affecting the online retail markets.
I don't know, but in face of this, it's time to become ultra ambitious and leave no opportunity unexplored, local and online and otherwise. No rest for the wary.
I just need to get a bunny and I'll feed him the greens from my garden, lol. S(he) can keep me company.
I'm not really sure what I'd grow in my garden to feed a dog. I guess maybe I'd need to get chickens and feed it eggs. I mean, I guess I do notice that "dog food" is mostly processed peas and soy, which I could hypothetically grow and process. But... I think eggs are more strongly aligned with their natural diet.
Right now, my largest ongoing fixed expense is food which is why I'm strongly interested in becoming self-sustaining.
I see a lot of those calorie estimates for self-sustenance is based on 3000 calories/day. I look at that and I'm thinking "WTH?", native tribal people are getting like 1400-2000 calories a day. I guess 3000 calories/day is the estimate for fat americans, lol.
And I just want a lap pool.
lol.
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/watermelons/
ion
Good source for personal watermelon seeds. Lots of hybrids, seems like Citrillus Ianatus is the common one. (Don't think I'd find it at home depot, lol. Sugar baby is the smallest one I can find at big box stores, a 10-12 pound variant. Citrullus ianatus is usually between 2-5 pounds.)
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/watermelons/little-baby-flower-f1-watermelon-seed-2495.html?cgid=watermelons#start=1
This one seems particular appetizing (High production, likely high l-citrulline and lycopene content judging from the dark flesh. Likely tastes "great" like they're telling me.). Appears it'd be possible to grow this year round in a greenhouse, but I would need a large greenhouse, something not looking particularly likely at the moment, lol. And... it's not seedless... meaning I don't have to keep buying seeds, lol.
I feel like I really need some fat right now. And I think I just ran out of peanut butter, FML, lol.
I found some more, woohoo! And, I half suspect maybe I was low on salt. Kind of jittery and nervous, salt tasted great, less jittery now. Peanut butter doesn't taste as good after eating the salt, suggesting not the fat I was seeking, but the salt in the peanut butter.
My mom's advice was "Go after a job you love, it's easier to keep".... and I'm thinking... at some point, I would love any job better than starvation, lol. So, I don't think "love" would have much to do with my keeping a job. I think that's more to do with being submissive to the boss, something I've had a historically hard time with, but at some point... I guess I just have to fold my hand. At least while I'm on the job, lol.
Truth be told, there's not been a job I didn't love. The paper route, especially in Spokane's snowy winters, I can say I strongly detested... but I think that was more the snowy weather I detested more than the job itself. I can definitely confidently say I /f/ing HATE snow, lol. Living in it, anyway.
There isn't a lot of things I really hate, but snow is definitely one of them.
Yep, people just keep looking and loving my listings all over like they used to, just no one buying, lol.
So an online retail recession seems exceedingly likely. And by probable extension, physical retail as well... but I don't have data on that.
I need to look at other platform's discussions to see if this trend is being mirrored before I can confidently conclude an online retail recession. It might be peculiar to this platform due to them shooting themselves in the foot by throwing their reputation into the mud.
Just checked out another major platform, and recent discussions mirror this exact sentiment strongly. So exceedingly likely there's an online retail recession underway and it's not peculiar to my particular platform. Cause seems to be penny pinching; What's causing the penny pinching? Maybe customers only have pennies left now? Maybe there's fear gripping the markets[And where is that fear coming from?]? Maybe there's been huge layoffs sweeping the markets, in terms of kicking people off the payroll and reducing hours for existing ones, that's now affecting the online retail markets.
I don't know, but in face of this, it's time to become ultra ambitious and leave no opportunity unexplored, local and online and otherwise. No rest for the wary.
I just need to get a bunny and I'll feed him the greens from my garden, lol. S(he) can keep me company.
I'm not really sure what I'd grow in my garden to feed a dog. I guess maybe I'd need to get chickens and feed it eggs. I mean, I guess I do notice that "dog food" is mostly processed peas and soy, which I could hypothetically grow and process. But... I think eggs are more strongly aligned with their natural diet.
Right now, my largest ongoing fixed expense is food which is why I'm strongly interested in becoming self-sustaining.
I see a lot of those calorie estimates for self-sustenance is based on 3000 calories/day. I look at that and I'm thinking "WTH?", native tribal people are getting like 1400-2000 calories a day. I guess 3000 calories/day is the estimate for fat americans, lol.
And I just want a lap pool.
lol.
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/watermelons/
ion
Good source for personal watermelon seeds. Lots of hybrids, seems like Citrillus Ianatus is the common one. (Don't think I'd find it at home depot, lol. Sugar baby is the smallest one I can find at big box stores, a 10-12 pound variant. Citrullus ianatus is usually between 2-5 pounds.)
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/watermelons/little-baby-flower-f1-watermelon-seed-2495.html?cgid=watermelons#start=1
This one seems particular appetizing (High production, likely high l-citrulline and lycopene content judging from the dark flesh. Likely tastes "great" like they're telling me.). Appears it'd be possible to grow this year round in a greenhouse, but I would need a large greenhouse, something not looking particularly likely at the moment, lol. And... it's not seedless... meaning I don't have to keep buying seeds, lol.
I feel like I really need some fat right now. And I think I just ran out of peanut butter, FML, lol.
I found some more, woohoo! And, I half suspect maybe I was low on salt. Kind of jittery and nervous, salt tasted great, less jittery now. Peanut butter doesn't taste as good after eating the salt, suggesting not the fat I was seeking, but the salt in the peanut butter.
My mom's advice was "Go after a job you love, it's easier to keep".... and I'm thinking... at some point, I would love any job better than starvation, lol. So, I don't think "love" would have much to do with my keeping a job. I think that's more to do with being submissive to the boss, something I've had a historically hard time with, but at some point... I guess I just have to fold my hand. At least while I'm on the job, lol.
Truth be told, there's not been a job I didn't love. The paper route, especially in Spokane's snowy winters, I can say I strongly detested... but I think that was more the snowy weather I detested more than the job itself. I can definitely confidently say I /f/ing HATE snow, lol. Living in it, anyway.
There isn't a lot of things I really hate, but snow is definitely one of them.
Yep, people just keep looking and loving my listings all over like they used to, just no one buying, lol.