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...country's motorists combined. That's a strong argument for targeting industry, but the average reader could hardly be blamed for thinking, "Why should I bother to cut down my driving?" Similarly, not enough thought has been devoted to the best role for government. Climate change is too vast a problem for individuals to solve alone, and some big businesses have an incentive not to solve it. That leaves government to take the lead, which is tricky, because overreliance on government can allow individuals to fob off their own responsibilities. What's worse, government power seems to tickle autocratic fantasies...
...curve plots popularity against inventory. At one end are the singular hits (say, Batman); at the other end lies the vast, untapped backlist (say, every less popular comic-book-based movie ever made). The biggest companies in all industries usually aim for blockbusters, but slide down the curve, and there are huge opportunities in everything else--the long tail. If Anderson's thesis is correct, most media and technology companies will have to do no less than rethink the core of their business...
...easily compete with (or even surpass) those solely dependent on hits. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was the first retailer to deploy that new business model online. Amazon's virtual inventory of 3.7 million books dwarfs the typical Barnes & Noble retail store, which carries about 100,000 titles. The vast majority of Amazon's books may sell only a few thousand copies, but the 3.6 million less popular books not carried by its rival account for 25% of Amazon's total book revenues--and that percentage is rising each year...
...have vast support in the black community. There's no black person I can't get to, can't talk to or who won't support me. Over the past three months, Queen Latifah and Malik Yoba have done commercials for us for free. We're talking right now with Kanye West...
...most tragically evinced following the 1923 Tokyo Earthquake, when rumors about Korean residents committing acts of sabotage led to mob violence and numerous fatalities. As recently as 2000, right-wing Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro warned of foreigners creating civil disorder in the aftermath of an earthquake. Though the vast majority of the public rejected the comments, they struck a chord with some. Given this history, the new Japanese fingerprinting law cannot help but have some very unpleasant connotations. It could, in effect if not in intent, strengthen xenophobia and play into the hands of demagogues. The Japanese Parliament should rescind...