A few weeks ago, we had tens of thousands of people lined up around the block waiting to buy $500-600 cell phones, many to be used by young children, terrified that the stores might run out or that the quality might not be up to expectations.
Tomorrow night, tens of thousands more will be lined up around the block to buy the lastest "Harry Potter" children's novel, while the debate rages as to which fictional characters might die.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, people line up around the block to buy a loaf of bread or a quart of milk or a sack of flour, hoping the store doesn't run out first. And for millions more, the only reading materials are billboards, if that.
Anything wrong with this picture? For the sake of argument, that is.
2007-07-19
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