posted by saltoHopefully, a lot of pharmaceutical companies.
The fewer pharma companies there are, the higher the drug costs.
Pennies
Brick and mortar banks.
MTV
Cancer
Satellite TV
Gym classes
Paper magazines
Unpaid college athletes
High school sports operated by school boards. Euro club model.
Houses built without green energy
posted by GOONx19The fewer pharma companies there are, the higher the drug costs.
Unless there is one government run pharma
posted by SpockHigh school sports operated by school boards. Euro club model.
I like how anyone can participate in high school sports here, but i think some schools make too big of a deal about athletics and worship players who are good. (The schools also go too far using athletics to pass levies)
posted by FatHobbitI like how anyone can participate in high school sports here, but i think some schools make too big of a deal about athletics and worship players who are good. (The schools also go too far using athletics to pass levies)
The state passed a rule a few years ago that essentially did away with that
If your school doesnt offer a sport you can play that sport at any other school you dont attend.
posted by saltoHopefully, a lot of pharmaceutical companies.
Yeah I hate things that make us better.
X games
posted by ernest_t_bassI think movie theaters will be gone. And at their price, I hope they are.
I sure hope this isn't true.
posted by bigdaddy2003I sure hope this isn't true.
The general public will still put out $8 to sit in those huge ass reclinning chairs to watch a first run movie.
posted by Verbal KintThe general public will still put out $8 to sit in those huge ass reclinning chairs to watch a first run movie.
I love going to the movies. I go multiple times a month. Sure, I could watch them online but I like the theater experience. And the fact that I only pay 5 or 6 bucks when I go.
posted by bigdaddy2003I sure hope this isn't true.
If companies make it readily available at home, I see theaters (and production companies) losing money.
posted by bigdaddy2003I love going to the movies. I go multiple times a month. Sure, I could watch them online but I like the theater experience. And the fact that I only pay 5 or 6 bucks when I go.
Get MoviePass and pay $9.95 a month for unlimited.
posted by Laley23Get MoviePass and pay $9.95 a month for unlimited.
That's awesome.
I don't think movie theatres are going anywhere. Impossible to replicate the experience at home. Even the best home theatre experience just isn't quite the same. That's before you take into account the normal Joe doesn't have the space or money for a top of the home theatre but does have $11 or $12 to spend on a movie. It's also really fun taking your kids to the movies when they are young and think it's greatest thing. My son is 4 and we started taking him to movies when he was 3 and he still gets so fired up to go. He talks about the movies for a week afterwards.
I agree with most of the retail suggestions (Electronics/Dept. Stores) on here. There is something to be said for trying clothes on but most companies are getting so good at returns that it isn't a big deal to return/exchage clothes.
While I think/wish poorly ran and subpar chain restaurants will go away, I'm not sure if it will happen. For some reason, people will bypass a great local place and go get dinner at Bob fucking Evans. Mind bloggling.
With amazon announcing they are getting into the delivery game, I say the USPS will be gone in 20 years.
posted by like_thatWith amazon announcing they are getting into the delivery game, I say the USPS will be gone in 20 years.
I don't think so. Usps has the market on letters, bills, etc and do it very cheaply....
posted by thavoiceI don't think so. Usps has the market on letters, bills, etc and do it very cheaply....
they also have a physical presence in every town, big or small.
posted by MontyBrunswickthey also have a physical presence in every town, big or small.
Last but not least, they have a legal monopoly on some types of delivered materials. Remove that and they're out of business by Tuesday.
All they deliver is garbage. Nothing they deliver needs to be delivered.
posted by SpockAll they deliver is garbage. Nothing they deliver needs to be delivered.
I'd say 90-95% of our mail is junk.
Clarie's Boutique
Toys R Us
Manual toilet flushing ......touch less toilets rule
Second ammendment
ESPN
KMart
Barnes & Noble
The Lion’s Den
Division 1 football in its present form for some of the same reasons as people’ve said about the NFL on this thread
Somthing I Know Will Be Here in 20 Years: Keith Richards
posted by justincredibleI'd say 90-95% of our mail is junk.
Yep, everything I need/should get I have delivered electronically. About all I get regular mail is advertisments, 95% of which goes straight in the trash.
They are delivering packages now, and I believe small packages are probably cheaper than Fedex or UPS....but that's because the taxpayer is subsidizing it!
Can you imagine if they let us opt out of junk mail? USPS would be out of business. Heck, when I opted out of credit offers I bet my mail dropped by about a third.