“In these conditions, understanding what it is you’re buying, where it came from, and what you can expect of it is a fool’s errand. E-commerce giants have pushed to the point of absurdity a problem that’s central to the consumer system: It’s basically impossible to be an informed consumer, and it always has been.” Amanda Mull in The Atlantic: The Death of the Smart Shopper. Maybe AI will finally be the technology that gives us smart buying advice. (Don’t buy it.)