What's the quote like 'the world is my storage facility'?

December 14, 2010 8:19 PM

I read somewhere an interesting quote that was along the lines of 'the entire world is my self-storage space'. The thought went on to say something like 'Amazon.com and other retailers simply hold on to my possessions until I need them. Then I pull these items out of storage and pay a fee for the trouble of managing my inventory.' Those lines aren't verbatim, and I cannot find the quote in my browser history. Where is it from?
posted by Monochrome to grab bag (5 answers total)

It's from someone on MeFi! And it was great. Let me look through my faves and see if I can find the original.
posted by cyndigo at 8:21 PM on December 14, 2010

Was it this comment by Pastabagel?
posted by iconomy at 8:29 PM on December 14, 2010 [4 favorites]

This question reminded of this great Dinosaur Comic.
posted by Hargrimm at 8:36 PM on December 14, 2010 [9 favorites]

That was fast. Thanks, you two!
posted by Monochrome at 8:39 PM on December 14, 2010

this reminds me of Linus Torvalds quote about backing up his computer:

"Only wimps use tape backup: real men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it"
posted by jrishel at 9:16 AM on December 15, 2010