I don't know anyone who doesn't use Amazon's services, and that includes businesses and institutions. Mansions, subdivision houses, or rental housing, there are Amazon packages on every porch. I started buying stuff from them when all they sold were books. I have never had a problem where it didn't get worked out. They try to maximize profit just like every other business ever, but the convenience and novelty they offer is basically magical.

The 19th Century French painting Pollice Verso which illustrates the article means what exactly? The white clad Vestal Virgins are signalling what about amazon.com? Is Jeff Bezos the emperor in the box? In what part of Amazon's operations are people massacred for sport?

The 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme has been a big influence on the depiction of Ancient Roman gladiators since, including the film Gladiator.