Efficiency = bad?!

Sorry, Kel, but this Andersen Consulting guy who spoke at ND sounds like a real wanker. I mean, whose side is he on? He says that e-commerce hurts businesses by making the market more efficient. Should that be a goal? Shouldn’t we, as the world’s foremost example of capitalism, be striving to give consumers as much “perfect information” as possible? Why is it good that companies only survive because people are deliberately restricted from looking for competition? Obviously this guy’s on the side of the “fat, dumb and happy” retailers and not on the side of consumers.

Music

DISCUSSION TOPIC: We all listen to music at work/school. (Well, maybe not Lizzie, since she’s a teacher and all.) What’s your favorite song to play in the background while you get shit done? I’m gonna cast my vote here for “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Don’t laugh! It always puts me in a contemplative, productive sort of mood.