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Showerthought: The patience needed for my vintage book reselling hustle feels ancient now.
I used to spend weekends scouring flea markets and waiting for rare editions to surface. Today, algorithms do the hunting, but the thrill of the slow find is gone.
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garcia.jason18h ago
Seriously? Algorithms completely killed that magical feeling of discovery.
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young.eric21h ago
Miss digging through dusty bins for that one perfect find, it just hit different than scrolling through search results now.
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the_brian2h ago
That "perfect find" feeling, @young.eric, is hard to replicate digitally. Do you think it's the lack of control that made it thrilling, like you were at the mercy of what was in the bin? Uncovering a retro video game cartridge covered in dust, versus typing its name into a search bar, hits different. The algorithm removes the journey, you know? It just serves up the destination. I miss the stories behind each find, like wondering who owned it before.
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