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Originally Posted by captcrouton
I get that kind of stressed out by shopping. Not in like Best Buy or B. Dalton, but the clothing stores mostly and sometimes in grocery stores. I hate shopping malls.
On Planet Markus, they would just have t-shirts in all the main colors. Blue jeans for all occasions, and the styles would never change. Converse All-stars for shoes, probably in the same colors of the t-shirts.
But lots of choices for e-books. Mmm, that's my Eden.
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No, no, the T-shirts only need to be black. And only one kind of blue jeans, the plain 4-pocket ones. But on Planet Worldwalker, there would have to be two kinds of shoes: leather sneakers for times when there's snow on the ground, and sandals for the rest of the year. Actually, on Planet Worldwalker, there wouldn't be any "no shoes, no service" signs, so the sandals probably wouldn't be necessary. And maybe hiking boots, too, for back country use, because Worldwalker has ankle issues.
But there would be more bookstores than convenience stores, and they'd all have not just new books but used books, print-on-demand printing systems, and ebook vending kiosks that could dispense millions of gloriously DRM-free ebooks straight into your reader, or onto some physical medium (card, CD, whatever) if you don't happen to have the reader with you, or email it to you at home, and all at reasonable prices. Also, they would not have snooty cafes.
Oh, and manufacturers of deodorant would only be allowed to sell one scent. Seriously, WTF? What is a "fresh rush" and why should I want my armpits to smell like one? You could house a family of four in the deodorant section at Wal-Mart. Likewise for other personal care products. Am I the only one who misses the days when nobody worried about color-coordinated soap?
I wonder if they need a replacement for Andy Rooney?