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		PaulRobinson 23 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon is adding a fuel surcharge to fees it colle... To turn around the famous quote: "Amazon's margin is someone else's opportunity". :) The Amazon flywheel is all about reducing costs to consumers. The moment that stops happening, consumers can get caught by offers elsewhere, and the flywheel can start to go backwards.

morelandjs 23 days ago [–]

I physically twitch every time I hear a flywheel mentioned. Intended to be evocative of certain physics without actually substantiating any of it.

knollimar 22 days ago | [–]

What does it mean, really? I see it used more like catalyst or enablar than momentum storage. I'm still unsure.

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