Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @umairhHeh! @umairh now 87% reactionary: "What...was wrong with having decent bookstores in every nbhd?...didn't make crazy fuckers rich enough?”11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @vgrThe problem @umairh was that it didn't make *readers* empowered enough. Good riddance.2
Britt Crawford@britt·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr ... and return by mail. Yeah, Netflix for books is a dumb idea.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @britt@britt are you being sarcastic about netflix for books being a dumb idea? I think Oyster is rather clever myself.3
Britt Crawford@britt·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr one more thing, netflix for books will face the same problem as regular netflix, siloed content.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @britt@britt will work for mainstream pop hits though...9:41 PM · Feb 4, 2014