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Capitalizing on our paranoia

May 6, 2014 By Carol Cassara 27 Comments

The thing about capitalism is that entrepreneurs can and will monetize just about everything. Including our paranoia. That's the beauty of our system. The Skymall catalog is my favorite part of flying, because I'm bound to find a WTF moment that distracts me from the fact that I might disappear . . .

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