>> I honestly feel like spending so much time with extremely new technology and software makes me more aware than the average person of how much stuff really is more trouble than it's worth. <<
It almost certainly does. Bleeding-edge technology can be awesome, but it also tends to be clunky, fragile, expensive, and sometimes dangerous.
I like playing with new things. But I am usually disappointed with their applicability to my life. I'll poke at them if they're available. The chance of them surviving my proximity and passing my standards is, alas, very small.
It's kind of like watching a lion play with a mouse.
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Date: 2014-09-14 04:10 am (UTC)It almost certainly does. Bleeding-edge technology can be awesome, but it also tends to be clunky, fragile, expensive, and sometimes dangerous.
I like playing with new things. But I am usually disappointed with their applicability to my life. I'll poke at them if they're available. The chance of them surviving my proximity and passing my standards is, alas, very small.
It's kind of like watching a lion play with a mouse.