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Message: [QUOTE="reiwamale, post: 215212, member: 125"] I wouldn’t say I miss Blockbuster but I did like it. I think if anything it’s interesting that Blockbuster anticipated submersion in the ubiquitous media solution of the internet, where no one owns anything but practically has no need to. In a primitive form, rentals imply a utopian abolition of discrete commodities on behalf of total access, “illusions without owners” if you want. This is what I liked about Blockbuster as a kid: trailers and commercials were blaring through the store constantly, every game or film beckoned lost time. I also liked going to Kmart to look at the games locked in the cabinet (what did they do…?), and these faultlines were everywhere, but Blockbuster felt especially cavalier about pushing the fatal strategy. This though I think is why its ultimate decline felt less tragic than triumphant: the dream of the world Blockbuster sold came to pass. Something principled about abolishing late fees at the eleventh hour, as if to suggest they never wanted your money anyway. [/QUOTE]

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