Here is a question for the ages (and the product designers):
What makes something better with age (better when its old) and what makes something better when it is brand-spanking-new? Before you go thinking, well, "I get better with age," really stop and think for a moment.
The basis of this question...
1. My car has been in the shop for one week tomorrow. As noted in the previous post, I am driving a 2010 model rental car. It is sort of nice to be driving a new car, but I miss my 2002 model.
>This example hits on the emotional potential of our possessions. I prefer my older car because I like the actual car more- regardless of age- but my car also carries with it memories of many, many road trips. This new car is very sterile and rental car-y. On my car, I know where all the dings came from and the funny smell is from me. I like that.
2. It is insanely hard for me to purchase toiletries before the ones I am currently using are 100% gone. This is because as soon as I bring the new (shampoo/soap/toothpaste) home, I want to crack open the new bottle and leave that 1/2 inch lingering in the bottom of the old one. How wasteful!
>Not as sure about the reasonings behind this one... maybe the newer things seem 'fresher' and somehow better?
What do you think?
What makes something better with age (better when its old) and what makes something better when it is brand-spanking-new? Before you go thinking, well, "I get better with age," really stop and think for a moment.
The basis of this question...
1. My car has been in the shop for one week tomorrow. As noted in the previous post, I am driving a 2010 model rental car. It is sort of nice to be driving a new car, but I miss my 2002 model.
>This example hits on the emotional potential of our possessions. I prefer my older car because I like the actual car more- regardless of age- but my car also carries with it memories of many, many road trips. This new car is very sterile and rental car-y. On my car, I know where all the dings came from and the funny smell is from me. I like that.
2. It is insanely hard for me to purchase toiletries before the ones I am currently using are 100% gone. This is because as soon as I bring the new (shampoo/soap/toothpaste) home, I want to crack open the new bottle and leave that 1/2 inch lingering in the bottom of the old one. How wasteful!
>Not as sure about the reasonings behind this one... maybe the newer things seem 'fresher' and somehow better?
What do you think?
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