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From the article: … I
now believe that our minds, bodies, businesses, governments,
and social institutions are no longer capable of coping with the rapid rate of
change. And it is obvious that this change is indeed more rapid than any
comparable change that came before…. Barnes & Noble responded with an
online strategy of its own, one that now gives pride of place to sales of
e-books, and the company continues to fight on; meanwhile, competitor Borders
was liquidated. Both constitute sterling examples of the “creative destruction”
of capitalism, as the economist Joseph Schumpeter put it. But the fact that
entire business models can come and go that fast is extraordinary. It also
indicates the challenges that rapid change presents to other institutions." Read more
