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Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton

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  1. tsylba · · focus · HN ↗
    Ah yes, the litteral destruction of culture and physical media for a centralised subscription service. I love the liberal world of techno enclosures of our new overlords, viva el free market economy.
    1. Analemma_ · · focus · HN ↗
      What do you think happened to all these used books before the AI companies showed up?
      1. ghc · · focus · HN ↗
        "Once great literature—now great litter."
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