I am always enjoying reading Roden issues by Craig Mod and this one made me add 2 books to my reading list

"There’s a ruthlessness that’s taken hold across all cultural making. Everything turned into a casino, 'traps' galore. Billions as the only goal. Leave “nothing on the table.” Epicurean maximizing. That sort of thing. AI now turning solid ground liquid for the next decade."

About small shops, "Miller says: "A true shop has a life, a breath, a status, set not by algorithms but by minds and hearts. And you know it.""