I've been having an interesting loop of thought about this chain's bankruptcy. Obviously, I'm nostalgic about it, and it's sad, but I am hesitant to say that a national chain going away is some cultural blow.<p>Given my age, I tend to think it's sad that shopping is less of a social event now. However, I don't think it's a core spiritual need that we go somewhere and spend money together. In fact, I'm not even sure it's a positive.<p>If people are taking care of their shopping at Amazon, maybe that's more time to do real social stuff and not consumerism masquerading as social stuff.