This obsession with newer, nicer and pristine - it has to be clean, scratchless, beautiful - is what's killing the habitability of our planet right now. And it's in a large part driven by marketing.
The argument makes some sense for phones, which are fast-evolving hardware. Typical house furniture is a mature design.
The irony in it all is that there are businesses specializing in new furniture that looks old and worn because people like the look. But nobody seems to be interested re-using an existing piece of furniture.
The argument makes some sense for phones, which are fast-evolving hardware. Typical house furniture is a mature design.