I attended the annual library book sale this weekend, an event I really love (til now). There was a couple with phones strapped to wrists, flashlights /camera on scanning books for prices to resell on Amazon. They had bags of books they had culled.
Here are my feelings. I'm glad to have books saved from the dump. I'm glad for folks to be savvy and entrepreneurial. I guess what bothers me is the voracious opportunism at the expense of the common people, neighbors. I like the elbow rubbing of fellow bibliophiles, old and young. The delight of finding a good read, or a pretty cover. Old books can be the best friends. What I witnessed felt tawdry and unethical.
by sunnynoor
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Our hustle economy is spoiling everything. Getting a meal, getting a ride, shopping, collecting. Someone is always being exploited while trying to get their share and leaving collateral damage in their wake.