Re: Any gamers out there?
Hahaha. Well, that's capitalism for you.I personally was annoyed when the internet finally became a household name, since Ebay and other sites began to transform what had been a hunter-gatherer environment (remember hours spent scouring the catalogs of stores half a world away?) into a feeder-stuffer environment.I found rare and obscure recordings in stores on several continents, and payed a fraction of "Ebay" costs in those days. It took hours and hours. But it was time I enjoyed spending.Nowadays, just enter a search into one of the almighty engines, and you'll be presented with an embarrassment of riches, at collector's prices. There is very little "thrill of the hunt" now that the online world is completely awash with marketing.I suppose the phenomenon you mention is just another permutation . . . Herring405
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Hahaha. Well, that's capitalism for you.I personally was annoyed when the internet finally became a household name, since Ebay and other sites began to transform what had been a hunter-gatherer environment (remember hours spent scouring the catalogs of stores half a world away?) into a feeder-stuffer environment.I found rare and obscure recordings in stores on several continents, and payed a fraction of "Ebay" costs in those days. It took hours and hours. But it was time I enjoyed spending.Nowadays, just enter a search into one of the almighty engines, and you'll be presented with an embarrassment of riches, at collector's prices. There is very little "thrill of the hunt" now that the online world is completely awash with marketing.I suppose the phenomenon you mention is just another permutation . . . Herring405
