The new system is defined by information abundance and attention scarcity. It is fast, peer-to-peer, and real time. This shift is structural, not political. The public are not just recipients of information, but creators and distributors, competing for attention in the same spaces as institutions.

Also: "This year, 422 newly opened stores joined the American Booksellers Association — nearly a hundred more than joined last year. Barnes & Noble added 55 stores around the country and Books-A-Million added 18. By comparison, Books-A-Million opened seven new stores in 2024."

How many terrible policies and social ills can be attributed to the pervasive idea that “At any moment I could suddenly become rich!”

It is so essential for People In Charge to remember that, when it really comes down to brass tacks, they actually don’t have a CMS login