Driven5 wrote:
Everything goes in cycles, such that what's old is new again. There was a time when you had to buy from travelers who bought and traded goods from all over the world. Then somebody decided to have a building people could come to for all of their purchases. Some of the old traders successfully made the transition to compete in this new market with their upstart rivals, others did not. Then with the development of a widespread mail delivery system, came the advent of mail order. Some old companies successfully made the transition to compete in this new market with their upstart rivals, others did not. Then came the advent of the mall, and its evolution and the re-expansion of physical stores. Some old companies successfully made the transition to compete in this renewed market with their upstart rivals, others did not. Then came the internet age, and its evolution and re-expansion of the mail order system. Some old companies successfully made the transition to compete in this renewed market with their upstart rivals, others did/will not.
Very well said, being on this rock for only 58 years I can relate to everything you say.
And like I say, with the technology they have now a-days, next thing you know, they'll put a man on the moon...............