Planned Obsolescence, Perceived Obsolescence

You know how your toothpaste, soap, shampoo and such foam up when you use it?

It foams because of a toxic chemical that is added just so that you feel like it is working well, and it is the same chemical in each and you can make your own, for cheaper, without the chemical.

Woooow, they haven't researched how computers work at all.

our landfills are being jammed just from throwing out useful stuff. what a disposable age we live in. no wonder mother earth weeps. we should take some notes from the native american indians.

Ridiculous ,Pcs CPUs come with a different socket set for a very good reason. they are not the only thing that changes in pcs... go read a book.

As a technical matter, you are correct. But you are also missing the point she is trying to convey. Look beyond the words and examples and listen to the message.

As much as this is trying to convey good information, some of this is painfully stupid. She's as bad as the people she's talking about. When you buy a new computer every two years, it's not just the damn processor that changes; the ram is upgraded, the board it's all sitting on runs faster, the drives that hold the information have higher capacities... but her perception is that only "the little chip in the back changes" and that the computer becomes an impediment after two years.

However, I CAN see how alot of technology is perceived obsolesence, "oooh!! look shiny new Ipod!... ooooh look slightly shinier newer Ipod! ive totally gotta get that new Ipod even though mine is only a few months old and hasnt even got a scratch on it yet"

I dont like the way she says technology is design obsolescence.
The part where shes talking about the CPU, thats a load of rubbish, you can keep using your current CPU until it either breaks from overuse or it's is no longer powerfull enough to run modern applications. And new PC technology is usually developed because it has advantages over the old technology. and sometimes new technology demands new architecture and so replacing other components also becomes necessary.

unless you believe that the newer and faster technology already exists by the time you go out and buy what you think is the newest and fastest.... and that "they" would never think of putting superior technology in the hands of the masses...

but i'm just a paranoid-schizo.

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