re: 29 years ago today, the first Blockbuster store opened.

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The rise and fall of an empire. It was awesome just wandering around a Blockbuster looking at all the movies and video games.

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I remember in grad school when I outgrew the going out every weekend phase, I enjoyed going to Blockbuster and renting a bunch of old movies on a Friday or Saturday night, especially on a weekend where it was cold or rainy.

They're now an example of what happens to a corporation when they don't evolve their business model.