I feel like there is something lost in taking pride in making stuff that are durable and usable for a long time. I remember when I was a boy, there was an ad fo

I feel like there is something lost in taking pride in making stuff that are durable and usable for a long time. I remember when I was a boy, there was an ad for Electrolux washing machines in my country with the tagline "I wish everything is as durable as Electrolux." That was one among the few I was so impressed with. My family then really bought an Electrolux washing machine that lasted for 15 years. You know, it worked as a dumb washing machine. No smart iOT that I can start from smart hub, no firmware updates, no remote control from work, no touch screen. Even Apple was a symbol of longevity. My friend is still using his Apple laptop he bought in 2009. And now they slow phones down and not push new features to old phones, partly just to sell more phones (because they decided they won't charge for software updates, which cost money). I see people with cars that are produced a year ago can't talk to their phone. The whole idea of pursuing profit and selling as many products to get as much money as possible is, I think, part of why people are so worn out and tired nowadays with tech. People upgrade phones not because they want to, but because they have to. I used to be extremely frustrated by it - technology once was my joy, now it is just an endless loop of money grabbing tactics. Another gimmick, another "product" that says it improves my lifestyle, connect people and shit. People talk about great products on Youtube, turned out they were paid for it. Then I decided that either I do something about it, or I get defeated. Lately, I have been writing about software that works for a long time and create software that allows you to have new features on old cars. I made it extremely clear that it is free software and it is fun. Hackaday joked about my project as "Modern cars and head units are pretty fancy gadget-wise. But what if your car still has an 8-track? No problem." I love it! Those ideas seemed to be also extremely well received by HN crowd. I haven't received this much positivity and feedback in the last couple of years. I feel joy again in life - there is a surge in my willing to get up everyday to do free software, and not worrying too much about the trends or the money. After all, I have not been starving for money but I starved for a purpose. The other day when I made the demo video for it at 1PM, I haven't eaten anything for the day and my voice was trembling, but it got to #1 on HN, and I was so excited to show the world my idea. I didn't write this to shill my alpha level software and shitty writing. I don't want to link them here, if you are really curious you can check my submission history. But if you feel let down by technology lately, I would encourage you to go do free software and things that you think as right. It's good for your mental health.