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Is there any reason you couldn't just write "Amazon"? I see people do this thing often on HN, for instance "At $DayJob, we do...". Is it like a sign of belonging to a tribe?

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Edited. Thanks for the feedback. I used $AMZN to abbreviate it, but I can see how it is distracting.

Reminiscent of the Micro$oft days of yore at Slashdot.

Yes!!! :) I miss that Bill Gates borg image: https://lurkertech.com/bill-the-borg/

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