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I wonder if we'll start seeing small, modernist physical stores pop up with nothing in them but kiosks linked to all these DTC startups (maybe offering high end
by joejerryronnie 9y ago
I wonder if we'll start seeing small, modernist physical stores pop up with nothing in them but kiosks linked to all these DTC startups (maybe offering high end coffee or booze to differentiate the experience from your couch)
- adamqureshi 9y agoIt would be like a "Virtual" mall. A site with "all" these DTC companies? Wait like does amazon do this already?
- amiga-workbench 9y agoIt reminds me of shopping malls in Second Life.
- dsr_ 9y agoThat was the big thing that Yahoo used to offer -- easy store setup. They did it by buying Viaweb, which was founded by some guy named Paul Graham...
- walterbell 9y agoIf Amazon sees enough traffic to a category/product, they sometimes create their own branded competitor.
- robryan 9y agoeBay is probably closer than Amazon to that model. Amazon is more aiming for a consistent experience across their range and deemphasising the third parties you are buying some of that range from.
- devoply 9y agoThe future is probably an augmented reality store that adapts to your surroundings.
- alexmat 9y agoThis reminds me of that famous Ford quote: “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me a faster horse.”
- mehrdadn 9y agoYou know, a faster horse might've just been a better choice for our planet and future.
- dsr_ 9y agohttp://articles.extension.org/pages/18868/stall-waste-production-and-management http://articles.extension.org/pages/18868/stall-waste-produc... A horse defecates 4 to 13 times per day; a 1000 pound horse produces 9 tons per year. https://99percentinvisible.org/article/cities-paved-dung-urban-design-great-horse-manure-crisis-1894/ https://99percentinvisible.org/article/cities-paved-dung-urb... 'Per one observer at the time, the streets were “literally carpeted with a warm, brown matting . . . smelling to heaven.” So-called “crossing sweepers” would offer their services to pedestrians, clearing out paths for walking, but when it rained, the streets turned to muck. And when it was dry, wind whipped up the manure dust and choked the citizenry.' On the whole, I'd rather have electric bikes and cars.
- mehrdadn 9y agoIt's possible for something to be a better choice for the planet and also less convenient for individuals though.
- nradov 9y agoManure runoff is rather bad for local ecosystems.
- PeterisP 9y agoBeing better for the planet is not the main part - for starters, homo sapiens dying off would likely also be better for the planet. Quite a few things are the better choice for the planet and a worse choice for us, so we're going to ensure that they don't happen.
- tarr11 9y agoB8ta is trying something like this https://b8ta.com/ https://b8ta.com/