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The invisible Power Glove of the market

Two days ago I’m at the mall buying a video game for Jill. The kid working the counter at the game store, he’s maybe 17. He looks even younger.

I ask for a copy of JAWS UNLEASHED and the kid makes a face.

“What?” I say.

The kid snorts. “That didn’t sell very well.”

“So?” I say. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s like GTA, except you’re a shark. You should give it a try.”

“If it was that much fun,” the kid says, “it wouldn’t be twenty bucks new.”