[rollei_list] Re: OT: Vinyl and CD's
- From: Robert Lilley <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:57:03 -0500
Well said Thor!
What we need is another Arts and Crafts movement. We may well get it
due to the current economic trend.
Wouldn't it be neat to have your toaster fixed rather than buying a
new one! My grandmother lived in an era when things were bought only
once. I remember as a boy being told things like "when your
grandfather and I set up housekeeping, we purchased that lamp in
1923. We gave* $4.57 for it." There it was in the 1960's on the
same table it had been for 50 years.
*My grandparents came from farming to the big city and never "paid"
but rather "gave" - must have been a hold over from bartering.
Rob
On Mar 4, 2009, at 3:42 AM, Thor Legvold wrote:
Snip
Also, whereas things in many cases used to be designed to do more
than claimed (i.e. overengineered), and could be repaired, upgraded,
and lasted, today most things are designed to last as long as the
warantee. The bar has sunk from satisfying the more demanding among
us, to being 'good enough' for the average (or even under average)
user. (Almost) no one needs or wants 'best' anymore, they want 'good
enough'. A corollary is that as people grow up with lesser quality,
they expect less and never know how good quality could be.
Snip
Cheers,
Thor
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