Seth Jacobs

"That could be GameStop." -RC "They're coming for GameStop next like they came for Sears." -likely Eddie Lambert (a long time ago) Think about it.  The Wall Street Cabal tried to kill all of brick and mortar to make room for Amazon which sells everything in all categories. The only thing that will defeat Amazon will have to everything in all categories as well.  There has been a great centralization going on ever since 2000 when the reality of e-commerce was born. There will be a great decentralization and there won't be just one company in charge, but many companies coming together. There will be ultimate destination for each category that are completely separate companies. One will be @GameStop, one will be @BedBathBeyond, and one will be @Sears, but there will be more! My guess is it will be powered by @Shopify and @flexport, and likely even @lyft. The platform will plug into an social media--it will likely be on @X and $DJT. It will have brands that stand behind their products and services and use blockchain to organize everything from shipping logistics to returns and possibly reselling likely powered at least in part by @tZERO. The lines between in person, online, and meta verse will be blurred as technology bridges the gaps. I imagine playing Legos in full immersive virtual Reality powered by possibly @NintendoAmerica while in a @GameStop, @kroger, or @riteaid, and then having the physical Lego set you created in VR sent to your house.  The whole model of consumerism-based planned obsolescence will vanish as companies like @grove show how waste in packaging and transport can be minimized and the savings and value can be passed forward to the customers.  The chasm between a companies board, their shareholders, and they customers will be brodges. The old Steve Jobs model of "telling people what to want because they are too dumb to figure it out for themselves" will be replaced by crowd sourcing and effective communication channels. There will be less money wasted on advertising products people don't need or want, because the production will be dynamic enough and more closer to home so that nothing is filling up warehouse space or dumps, and money isn't wasted on trying to manipulate people into buying things. It will be an era of customer delight. People of their own volition will tell their friends in person on social media because they are genuinely delighted and want to show their gratitude.  The platform will have ultimate destinations like Buy Buy Baby for anything baby related, but it will also be platform where small business from any country can achieve global reach if there products or service merit it. And blockchain technology will make for easy boardeless payments like @taikoxyz or @loopringorg There won't be one central media source, there will be not only citizen journalism, but also every @blockbuster you could want, right at your fingertips. There is a chance that all this only exists in my mind. I see evidence that suggests it is a reality and possibly soon, but if it is now, what are you all doing? Make it happen! @ryancohen I am looking at you to rally the troops if they have not been rallied already!