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NYC has more bodegas than Walmart has stores in the entire United States.
13,000+ bodegas.
4,600 Walmarts.
The bodega is the only retail format that survived Amazon, COVID, and rising rents.
Tell me where else in America you can get a sandwich, a phone charger, a lottery ticket, and life advice at 3 AM.
LinkedIn is so depressing I find myself back here
Anything interesting happen?
Should I just pontificate in detail about how stupid so many things are? Does that help?
Our current civilization fractured in 2016 and became some kind of land grab because no one sees a future.
“Most people read ads about things they already own
The ad will become a substitute for the product - all the satisfaction will be derived from the ad (brand) “
The real problem for Bari isn’t what Pelley said, or even that she had to fire him. It’s that everyone applauded him for saying it and then the exchange leaked to every media reporter instantly. That will keep happening because she does not have and will never have their respect.
TIL that Nick Bilton has EIGHT talent agents. Eight humans! Working on Nick Bilton's contracts! (hat tip Lachlan Cartwright's excellent Breaker media newsletter)
Trump had a total meltdown after losing his name on the Kennedy Center and the Freedom 250 artists quitting.
It's not just about his ego. He mirrors the frustration MAGA feels about being so deeply uncool.
Their attempt to conquer the arts backfired.
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