Ridiculous, and yet part of me resists letting anything other than technology set expectations. If complaining about bookstore selection in, say, 1800 (before industrialized printing, that is) wasn't ridiculous, then it shouldn't be for just-post-Gutenberg person. It's not their fault if they've internalized the possibilities of new technology faster than the institutions around them. (SELF-JUSTIFYING RATIONALIZATION ALERT!)
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