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Greg Anos · 03-30-2012, 07:34 PM

Steve, Stonetools, you might as well dream of Chivary and Knights making a comeback. Isn't going to happen. Gunpower killed Chivary daid, and I do mean daid (dead, southern US style). Abundance is killing the scarcity world you want, and it isn't going to come back either.

Too much product, too durable. That horse is long gone, and you're not gonna catch it. Babe Ruth is still at bat, and you can't send him to the showers for your generation's hitter. Forget piracy for moment, DVDs are durable, CDs are durable, and books are durable. And they all have thriving used markets. Only now you can find what you want mail order, easily. Just have to wait for shipping. And digital entertainment, stripped of it physical husk, is potentially immortal.

You can't stop it. I can't stop it. I just recognize the reality, and am learning to live with it.

With over 1,000 books (E and P), 700 Audio CDs, and 1,700 DVDs - all legitimately purchased - it's not piracy that's keeping me from buying the latest whizbang - it's the lack of need.

(Tonight's the Night, Tonight's the Night, ight, ight, ight - Neil Young - 1989)

03-30-2012, 07:34 PM	#127
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Steve, Stonetools, you might as well dream of Chivary and Knights making a comeback. Isn't going to happen. Gunpower killed Chivary daid, and I do mean daid (dead, southern US style). Abundance is killing the scarcity world you want, and it isn't going to come back either. Too much product, too durable. That horse is long gone, and you're not gonna catch it. Babe Ruth is still at bat, and you can't send him to the showers for your generation's hitter. Forget piracy for moment, DVDs are durable, CDs are durable, and books are durable. And they all have thriving used markets. Only now you can find what you want mail order, easily. Just have to wait for shipping. And digital entertainment, stripped of it physical husk, is potentially immortal. You can't stop it. I can't stop it. I just recognize the reality, and am learning to live with it. With over 1,000 books (E and P), 700 Audio CDs, and 1,700 DVDs - all legitimately purchased - it's not piracy that's keeping me from buying the latest whizbang - it's the lack of need. (Tonight's the Night, Tonight's the Night, ight, ight, ight - Neil Young - 1989) Last edited by Greg Anos; 03-30-2012 at 07:39 PM.