<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><blockquote type="cite"><div>I am not sure if i am supposed to feel like this but I do anyway. </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think the bigger problem is that more people don't even ask this question Palak - so good for you. I've been trying not to think about this all morning - so good job for being part of my conscience.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>But i cant help but get a little upset over the fact that the iphone that i had excitedly bought a couple of years ago is now 'outdated'. It doesnt have any of the things that 4 g (right) have!</div></blockquote><br></div><div>And there is the difficulty of answering you - if we didn't make things better every generation, how would things ever get better? I'm glad email exists. I'm thankful every day for the web. I'm glad i can now video chat from a computer & now video chat from a phone in my hands. I honestly do believe the world is MUCH better off with the communications technology that we have now than we did even 5 years ago. I keep meaning to write this blog post "The iPhone is The Device I waited My Whole Life For" & I will sooner or later.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>What is the fine line between consumerism and getting excited with new technology?</div></blockquote><br></div><div>But you are also right & I don't have a great answer. This techno empowerment walks hand in hand with techno lust and techno waste & the answers seem grey and hazy. There is now question to me that all of this is making my life better and the lives of those around me better & it is far too easy to dismiss that irrationally. It is also far too easy to ignore the downsides of this long strange march of "progress."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tom said this the other day on in another conversation & I thought I'd pass it on:</div><div><br></div><div>"I have realized that I can greatly admire a thing, but that loving a thing doesn't necessarily mean I ought to own it. Think carefully about whether you really and truly have a use for it, and whether possessing this thing will really bring more joy to your life.</div><div><br></div><div>Whether you have the money available to burn is important, but not the only consideration. Going into debt for something you need or will greatly enjoy could make sense – as could passing on something you can easily afford but don't really need."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Jun 7, 2010, at 3:55 PM, palak joshi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I am not sure if i am supposed to feel like this but I do anyway. Maybe someone will have an explanaiton that will make me feel better.</div>
<div>I do understand evolution and how things get better with time..after usage and with new technology. But i cant help but get a little upset over the fact that the iphone that i had excitedly bought a couple of years ago is now 'outdated'. It doesnt have any of the things that 4 g (right) have! </div>
<div>Am I supposed to stay committed to my existing phone (its cracked!) or go for the better one? When does one 'settle down' with a technology...does that happen when one dies or when one doesnt have any money ...and to me both sound like extreme. </div>
<div>What is the fine line between consumerism and getting excited with new technology? I have had these qustions bother me many times...I would love to talk about it if any body else feels the same way..if not i will wait around for the next topic on social :) <br>
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