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If AI kills a bunch of tech jobs, Best Buy parking lots might look like Home Depot parking lots someday.
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The nerds haven't hung out at best buys in years. They're a glorified appliance store now.
Last time I went into one for a computer part, they had 3 colors of the same case fan and two different GPUs, and that was it.
Now MicroCenter, that's where it's at.
Ah, right, Best Buy was the Geek Squad. That's who would be hanging out there.
Where is there one? I know of one north of Atlanta and one in Dallas. There just ain’t one in Washington
There's 1 in most major cities. I love Micro Center to death, but I sincerely doubt that most Americans live within 20 or 30 minutes of one.
Yeah, west coast is a bit barren for micro center. One in LA, one in SF (when they open). I have 3 in my state (Ohio) but their headquarters is also here so shrug