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Zeeba Ville

Following my attempt to be free of the Rat Race by 10-10-10.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

I just can't seem to get my head around the idea of constant growth, in particular to the corporate craving of growth. I understand the need to satisfy investors but there has to be a limit. Won't any population become ill if it grows too large? Abe Books just purchased Library Thing. Library Thing is a pretty cool website and Abe used to be a pretty cool collection of used book dealers. Abe has chosen to go the evil empire way, looking more and more like a money hungry, investor feeding machine with little regard for the booksellers that were once the core of its business. We still sell some books on Abe and will continue to do so until it is no longer worth the effort.
Perhaps I should be thanking Abe. They constantly remind me why I chose to be a nice little family shop and leave the corporate world behind.
posted by Bruce, 8:33 AM

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