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Gadget freaks are not like you or me. (What's funny is that most of my acquaintances think that I am a gadget freak. I, who own an original 2G iPhone! By the s
by mechanical_fish 17y ago
Gadget freaks are not like you or me.
(What's funny is that most of my acquaintances think that I am a gadget freak. I, who own an original 2G iPhone! By the standards of the true gadget freak I am a hopelessly mundane fuddy-duddy.)
What you have to realize is that an actual operating gadget that one uses from day to day is a disappointment to gadget freaks. I suspect that a gadget freak's favorite moment is the one right before he or she opens the box... the moment when the device is fully alive in the imagination, the moment before one's dream collides with the drab reality of the actual world and the inevitable letdown begins. That, I hypothesize, is why there's such a fetish for "unboxing" videos.
- glhaynes 17y ago30, 40 years ago, there were a lot more guys out in their driveway working on some old car on an average Saturday afternoon. Those folks [and their modern counterparts] need something to do.
- CamperBob 17y agoThis is more like going down to the dealership every Saturday afternoon and buying a new car, just for something to do. Fun stuff if you have the cash, I guess!
- Tichy 17y agoPerhaps you should consider channeling that energy into creating your own gadgets. Maybe you could create a gadget that doesn't disappoint.