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I know what you mean, this excerpt in particular makes him seem like someone with a very bitter inferiority complex: "So he later saw Amazon as a heroic dissem
by te_chris 11y ago
I know what you mean, this excerpt in particular makes him seem like someone with a very bitter inferiority complex:
"So he later saw Amazon as a heroic disseminator of knowledge and progress. “Screw the independent bookstores,” he told me. “There weren’t any near where I grew up. There were only ones in college towns. The rest of us could go pound sand.”"
I understand his point, but it seems more like 'I didn't get what I want so fuck you all' rather than something actually productive.
- lkbm 11y agoIn his experience, independent bookstores only serve a subset of the population. Amazon serves all the population. If ever there was a good reason to favor Amazon, this seems like one.