I had this great plan to make a rug this year. I haven't done it in ages. But, that hasn't happened. I can't find a kit. They're either very childish, don't have the pattern stamped on the canvas, have confusing patterns or are far too expensive. I'm going back to coloring. I was pleased to read that the studies are showing that coloring is good for you.
I've also been finding a little bit of time to write. Real life is kicking my ass, but it's very important to find the time to be creative and support creativity. I'm fortunate to have a little quiet time this morning, so I'm using it for education and creativity.
More and more, I find that when I go to buy something, what I see is greatly inferior to what I have found in the past, and usually much more expensive. It's maddening. The hand mixer we have, which was quite an average model when we bought it, has 12 speeds with their names written down the handles, and 5 types of attachment. Now available? Typically 5 speeds with 1-2 attachments.
>>I've also been finding a little bit of time to write. <<
That's because it is. There's a special circle of hell for whoever invented "planned obsolescence."
I think it's a separate but related issue compared to feature loss, though. Why are modern mixers greatly inferior to older models? Probably because people don't cook much anymore. If you don't bake bread, you don't need dough hooks; if you don't beat eggs, you don't need a whisk; if you only do very simple things, 5 speeds may cover them. But then it becomes impossible for people who want to do those things to do them with that tool. The tool is better than beating by hand, but only if you have the right one. If it no longer exists, you have to go back to doing it by hand, or give it up altogether.
I have sullenly given up on more and more things, or stepped back in technological evolution, just because the modern version was incapable of performing the tasks I needed done.
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Date: 2018-01-22 11:45 am (UTC)I've also been finding a little bit of time to write. Real life is kicking my ass, but it's very important to find the time to be creative and support creativity. I'm fortunate to have a little quiet time this morning, so I'm using it for education and creativity.
Thoughts
Date: 2018-01-22 08:07 pm (UTC)Alas!
More and more, I find that when I go to buy something, what I see is greatly inferior to what I have found in the past, and usually much more expensive. It's maddening. The hand mixer we have, which was quite an average model when we bought it, has 12 speeds with their names written down the handles, and 5 types of attachment. Now available? Typically 5 speeds with 1-2 attachments.
>>I've also been finding a little bit of time to write. <<
Go you!
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2018-01-23 01:55 pm (UTC)I'm really hoping to get the WIP finished this month. I'm so close.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2018-01-23 07:08 pm (UTC)I think it's a separate but related issue compared to feature loss, though. Why are modern mixers greatly inferior to older models? Probably because people don't cook much anymore. If you don't bake bread, you don't need dough hooks; if you don't beat eggs, you don't need a whisk; if you only do very simple things, 5 speeds may cover them. But then it becomes impossible for people who want to do those things to do them with that tool. The tool is better than beating by hand, but only if you have the right one. If it no longer exists, you have to go back to doing it by hand, or give it up altogether.
I have sullenly given up on more and more things, or stepped back in technological evolution, just because the modern version was incapable of performing the tasks I needed done.