Innovation often comes from the small, the small business, the individual entrepreneur. But innovation often disadvantages the small, the established small farmer, the small store owner, the small theater.
One example is the change from film to digital in movie theaters, which the Rural Blog posts on here.
It reminds me of when our farm went from horses to a tractor, turned out we needed to invest in other implements, all of which required capital. Those who can't access or accumulate the money can get left behind.
(Having said that, the local Reston theater is under new ownership and is renovating, including all digital projections. We saw "War Horse" there, which has great cinematography, and the experience was great. )
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