Re:How much of the tech world is bullshit?
by bell-cot on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @06:53AM
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Consider human nature, and The Red Queen's Race.
I recall the incredible churn and waste of computer printer hardware ~~1985, when things were moving from daisy wheel printers to 9-pin printers to 24-pin printers to 300dpi laser printers to 600dpi laser printers. Sure, 600dpi laser output is more flexible & nicer than daisy-wheel output. But between all the effort of the replacement cycles, and working equipment with remaining service lives totaling many millions of years ending up in landfills... And let's face it - the main motive behind it was a zero-sum human nature "my tail fins are longer than yours" Red Queen's Race.
I recall the incredible churn and waste of computer printer hardware ~~1985, when things were moving from daisy wheel printers to 9-pin printers to 24-pin printers to 300dpi laser printers to 600dpi laser printers. Sure, 600dpi laser output is more flexible & nicer than daisy-wheel output. But between all the effort of the replacement cycles, and working equipment with remaining service lives totaling many millions of years ending up in landfills... And let's face it - the main motive behind it was a zero-sum human nature "my tail fins are longer than yours" Red Queen's Race.