I apologize for coming on so strong at that point - somewhere I slipped
past ranting into raving... But the point remains that technology moves
on, so why invest the energy and resources to build something to last 50
years, when it will be obsolete in 10?
A few weeks ago I spent some time among the ruins of 19th century mining
operations in Michigan's upper peninsula. The folks then build their
buildings and machinery to last forever - and they did a good job. But
advances in technology rendered the mines obsolete within 50 years. It's
real impressive to look at 170 year old steam hoist encased in a poured
concrete building with windows made of quartz, and realize it sat
unattended for over a century and is still basically functional. But it
also was a big waste of effort and resources to build it to last so long.
- MCC
At 08:47 PM 7/21/01 -0700, Shel wrote:
>Mark said:
>
> > The rather quaint notion that you buy
> > something once and never buy a similar
> > device for the rest of you life arose
> > out of 19th century and prior technology
> > where things just plain didn't change fast
> > enough to warrant being replaced in one
> > lifetime. That logic was obsolete in the
> > 20th century, and is mythologic in the 21st
> > century. Things are more disposable than ever.
>
>I don't subscribe to that logic. I like things that last, and
>that I can use and take pleasure in for the rest of my life.
>It's comfortable, it's convenient, it saves money, it saves
>time. I like things of substance, and that have a timeless
>quality about them. That's not to say you're wrong, it's just
>that I don't think quality items that last a long time and
>give satisfaction and pleasure is a "quaint notion". Sadly,
>quality - in both goods and service - is becoming obsolete.
>What a shame.
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