So many books, so little shelf space!

Why, oh why, is there never enough shelf space for all my books?
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"fwdixon" wrote...
 > Why, oh why, is there never enough shelf space for all my books?

The same reason that, no matter how many new roads or highways you build to
relieve traffic congestion, the traffic eventually becomes too heavy on the
new roads--necessitating the construction of yet newer, wider ones.

When resources expand, the desire to use those resources quickly outstrips
the new supply. In the road scenario, when people see that there are more
and better highways, they say, "I can live farther away--where houses are
cheaper, and lots are bigger--and still get to work in the same amount of
time." And in the long run, more and more people think this, even when the
roads begin to jam up again--so they demand more roads.

In your case, when you see empty shelves, you say, "Damn, I can buy a lot
more books," but you don't stop thinking it when the shelves fill up. You
say, "I need more and bigger shelves!"

Or something like that


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