Day to Day happenings in my life

Changes for changes sake

Today I thought I'd have a little rant about change. It seems to me unless something is isn't in a constant state of change then it can't be right.

Mobile phones for instance, almost every few months the owners of Apple or Sanyo are shouting from the roof tops about their new and improved models. I look at the phone in my hand, which is only three years old, and wonder how did this piece of technology, which was state of the art not so long ago, be so outdated, so yesterday.

The updates come thick and fast. There is a new update. It will be downloaded as soon as this phone is plugged to a power source. I feel helpless under the constant pressure. Apparently it's a phenomenon described as "production pressure. This pressure is driven by algorithms favouring high-frequency posting, the desire for social validation and the fear of irrelevance.

It's not just mobile phones though, the words: Bigger and Better echo through our daily lives. I have made one true observation and that is things don't last anymore. Built in obsolescence. Electrical items are designed to fail as soon as the warranty runs out. When I married in 1965 people bought things expecting them to last for many years. Not anymore. People want change, they want new, better, bigger constantly.

Why can't people see if something is working well it doesn't need to be changed. Perhaps that's the cause of the high rate of divorce, as they seek a new 'model' one which is brighter, shinier, prettier, more handsome

I don't like the new updated version of WdC either, I know many do, just my opinion. As I write this the curser is doing a jig!