[ SECRET POST #2938 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2938 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Constantine]


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03.
[Dragon Age]


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04.
[Merlin]


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05.
[Pokemon]


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06.
[The Americans]


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[Doctor Who]


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08.
[Twisted Toyfare]


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[Black Books]


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[World of Warcraft]













Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 046 secrets from Secret Submission Post #420.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like every part of this chain of reasoning makes no sense to me

- This will not shatter any romantic illusions because working at Black Books would own
- Black Books is not particularly realistic
- You should not recommend this series, as it's kind of bad

[(Anonymous)]

The series itself isn't bad, but Black Books isn't realistic. Most of the independent bookstores I've been to are a LOT better run.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I'm overexaggerating how bad it is & also I want to say that I love the three main characters and actors despite being lukewarm on the show

[(Anonymous)]

Book shops are also the number one business to fail, or at least in the UK. I think photography is the second.

Both are "dream" jobs that people think are going to be low-stress and they start with no real research or marketing. Often they lose their life savings in the process. It's really sad.

Keep on rolling, OP. You're doing your friends a service. Not that Black Books is that realistic. Although it is fantastically funny.

[(Anonymous)]

maybe it also has something to do with the fact that amazon has completely destroyed the brick and mortar retail industry, and not that people who start bookstores are foolish idiots

in the same way that photography business might have been harmed by the massive technological changes in that industry

just trying to point out that there are many different ways to explain this data

(also if OP doesn't want their friends to look at bookstores, maybe they should say that in a non-snooty or roundabout way? just a thought)

[(Anonymous)]

DA - This seems like an overreaction. The anon didn't say all bookstore owners are morons, just that people get into it because they romanticize how easy and fun it will be. Also, bookstores have always been a business and businesses were difficult run even before Amazon came along. They've played a major role in decimating indie bookstores, but they're not to blame for everything.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

These failed businesses were even before the internet. It's just got worse now. Bookshops are an historically risky business, and have been for half a century.

But sorry, reading comprehension fail. The secret said work in a bookshop, not start one. Different thing entirely. Mea culpa.

[(Anonymous)]

da

But if you decide you want to go into business and choose one that's become nearly completely obsolete (bookstores and photography in this case), that's basically the very definition of a foolish business decision.

There's a reason teens dreaming of being Hollywood actors is a joke. Some dreams just don't translate well to the real world. Something like 90% of new businesses in the US fail within the first year. it's not that running a successful bookstore or photography studio or hand-made jewelry workshop is impossible, it's that people start this sort of business without a lot of research or understanding of how businesses actually succeed.

[(Anonymous)]

I would be greatly surprised if restaurants aren't close to the top. Unless they have a family history of restaurant management, very few people realize how hard it is to make it in the hospitality business.

[(Anonymous)]

I like this series but I agree on your other two points. It jumped out at me, too, as a logic fail.

[(Anonymous)]

Different strokes, I guess. Working at a bookstore sounds fun to me, but I wouldn't want to work/live in a place half as filthy as Bernard keeps his store. I also don't like being around heavy smokers/drinkers.

[(Anonymous)]

I love it!

[(Anonymous)]

What, this show is so good.