According to the staff, change in Harvard Square is a sign that things will only get worse. If things getting worse entails new businesses with superior goods and services replacing old unresponsive, inefficient businesses, then we are in complete support of making things "worse."
The stores which best serve consumer needs not only do prosper but should prosper. And stores that don't do so deserve their fate. Thus we say good riddance to the poor selection of Reading International and the choking dust of The Bookcase.
Using logic which would make Karl Marx proud, the staff effectively urges socialistic paternalism as the governing principle of the economy of Harvard Square.
Supporting the historical character of the Square is a ridiculous defense against innovation and progress.
According to the staff's nostalgic thinking, powdered wig shops should still be on every corner.
We are not ashamed to admit that we like HMV and The Gap. And from their success, it's clear that we're not alone. Fortunately, the staff is rather alone in its personal vendetta against innovative stores which serve consumer needs.
Keep your mittens off the Invisible Hand!
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