old tech has a great aesthetic
but wwwwwooooowwwwww new tech is def. superior.
except in terms of repairability I suppose.
Like really, a lot of newer tech is basically "haha fuck you buy a new one if something breaks".
With odler tech at least you could repair it or fix it most of the time, or get a replacement part pretty easily and cheaply. Heck these days with 3d printing tech you'd think you'd be able to MAKE replacement bits, but nope. sealed units and system-on-chip bullshit.
@Nine imo, there's a tradeoff in compactness and repairability.
I'm def. not advocating for companies here but even if we could safely assume that everything was done w/o malice and the intent of making money, we'd still see certain things people complain about today.
Lotsa people want the smallest and most efficient things possible (and BOY do tech nerds get horny over numbers) and at some point, you gotta switch to stuff like soldered components if you wanna shave that last mm off
@Nine same with phones you can't open properly. Sure, nowadays, companies make phones you can't even open with the intent of people just buying new ones but even if it weren't for that, we'd *still* see glass sandwiches bc ppl get reeeeal excited over thinness (which isn't rly understandable imo) but still want stuff like waterproofing
@tom big chonker phone is awkward in pocket and awkward to hold and use I guess. I get it, but yeah it would be nice if we could move to a more sustainable tech future
@Nine but we're not even talking big chunky phones here! we're literally talking millimeters! I *really* wouldn't mind my iPhone being 2mm thicker if it had a headphone jack and more battery