Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 11

           Youidentifyyourtarget,yougoin,getitandcomeout.Youcan’tgetwhatyouwant,cutyourlossesandgetoutequallyfast.Overtheperiodthatwespenttogether,Serenityweanedmeoffthisapproach,andsoldmeherphilosophyofconsumergrazing.

           "Look,"shetoldmeonedayinaMillsportcoffeehouse."Shoppingactual,physicalshoppingcouldhavebeenphasedoutcenturiesagoifthey’dwanteditthatway."

           "Theywho?"

           "People.Society."Shewavedahandimpatiently."Whoever.Theyhadthecapacitybackthen.Mailorder,virtualsupermarkets,automateddebitingsystems.Itcouldhavebeendoneanditneverhappened.Whatdoesthattellyou?"

           Attwenty-twoyearsold,amarinecorpsgruntviathestreetgangsofNewpest,ittoldmenothing.Carlyletookinmyblanklookandsighed.

           "Ittellsyouthatpeoplelikeshopping.Thatitsatisfiesabasic,acquisitiveneedatageneticlevel.Somethingweinheritedfromourhunter-gathererancestors.Oh,you’vegotautomatedconvenienceshoppingforbasichouseholditems,mechanicalfooddistributionsystemsforthemarginalisedpoor.Butyou’vealsogotamassiveproliferationofcommercialhivesandspecialitymarketsinfoodandcraftswhichpeoplephysicallyhavetogoto.Nowwhywouldtheydothat,iftheydidn’tenjoyit?"

           Iprobablyshrugged,maintainingmyyouthfulcool.

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