...whomever started the planned obsolescence thing really needs to be court obligated to be slapped by a robotic slice of gravy ham [and if they are dead we should raise their bones and make that device, a ham slapping a skeleton, a perpetual sculpture outside of apple headquarters]...
The wabi-sabi of running gear... I tend to get attached to my running shoes, liking them better as they deteriorate from use (and I take a memorial retirement photo of each pair before discarding).
Great essay. My husband now is trying to find a place to repair his analog watch, which he's worn for a couple of decades, and it's not easy, so it sits on his desk in the limbo of disrepair. Me, I love my Garmin Fenix 7 for so many things that it measures. Will I repair it when a new, better version beckons? No, I admit I'll put it in our e-waste pile.
...whomever started the planned obsolescence thing really needs to be court obligated to be slapped by a robotic slice of gravy ham [and if they are dead we should raise their bones and make that device, a ham slapping a skeleton, a perpetual sculpture outside of apple headquarters]...
I think you can send it into Garmin for repair, Sam!
The wabi-sabi of running gear... I tend to get attached to my running shoes, liking them better as they deteriorate from use (and I take a memorial retirement photo of each pair before discarding).
Great essay. My husband now is trying to find a place to repair his analog watch, which he's worn for a couple of decades, and it's not easy, so it sits on his desk in the limbo of disrepair. Me, I love my Garmin Fenix 7 for so many things that it measures. Will I repair it when a new, better version beckons? No, I admit I'll put it in our e-waste pile.