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11/1/2014 2:44:25 PM
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Do you understand what "designed obsolescence" even means? It means that a manufacturer designs a product with parts that can be improved upon when cost to build become cheaper and manufacturing becomes more efficient to warrant the upgrade of a product. The concept of shelling out money for less than stellar expansion is in now way the same as designed obsolescence.
On top of all of that I would also like to point out an iPhone does not actually throw the same parts in as the previous generation, various improvements are made such a processing power, better/bigger screen, better camera, more battery life, improvements to software integration and other similar improvements are made based on industry standards that might have changed over the generation gap between past and present products. You in fact don't know "how the world works". "Paying with your wallet" is not as simple as it seems voicing your opinion en masse is a more effective means to getting results, and in this day and age I'm not surprised that you and many others would think you're just another wallet in a sea of them. That's consumerism at work I suppose....
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The fact that you think I don't know about consumerism and you mentioned ethics and morals I think is a clear indicator of where the knowledge lies.
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I've been reading your comments to others on this thread. Clearly you like to think of yourself as the smartest person in the room and that's okay, but when you bash others for voicing an opinion in a way that you deem unfit for getting results, someone had to knock you down a few pegs, eventually. you throw out a few line here and there in replies to others with a different opinion then yours but never really putting any tangible evidence or meaning to what you say. For instance, you said that I think you don't know what consumerism is. I believe you know but I don't believe you know why consumerism is no necessarily a good thing. Don't throw quick judgement on others just to get your fill of "who is not as smart as me?" today. when you can actually articulate your words into thoughtful speech and not "I think I know where the knowledge lies" the we'll talk. Otherwise good day, sir.
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No modern day consumerism is not a good thing as it's based around exploitation. That being said however, if people are so outraged by having to shell out what is slightly more than todays price of a cinema ticket as it's "morally and ethically wrong" then some perspective is required. Either that or some people here must spend their entire day in perpetual outrage at what's going on around them. Even if it is, crying on a forum and then shelling out for it isn't going to solve the problem is it?
