Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/20/02 4:05:46 PM, jim@brick.org writes: << The average schmuck soon discovers that he is in, in many cases, over his head both financially and intellectually. It's always that next $250 gizmo that will make all the difference. It will bring it all together. No wait... he needs yet something else... and something else... Zip drive, Jazz drive, CD drive, DVD drive, $195 printer, $300 printer, $750 printer, better ink supply, Pentium 5. All because he wanted to save money, and not have to buy film! >> Jim, You forget that for the average american schmuck, consumerism is akin to foreplay. We've seem to collectively lost our ability to voice our opinions in the realm of politic and culture, so we exercise it in terms of buying stuff. The newer, the bigger, the faster, the sexier--the better we can brag. Computer stuff is a great boon for "consumeristas" since basically even the newest, fastest, biggest and most sexy product is basically obsolete (or passe) as soon as it hits the shelves. So even though I agree with the premise that going digital puts one on an endless technological treadmill of purchasing/consumption, I'm still not convinced the average schmuck is going to care. - -kim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html