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So you know that “we” don’t reinvent umbrellas, because “you” buy the same all the time?

• pjmlp 8y ago
  I don't imagine who would waste their money in re-invented umbrellas, maybe it is an hipster thing.
  • tyingq 8y ago
    Just as one example, wind resistant umbrellas have an actual useful feature regular umbrellas don't have.
    • pjmlp 8y ago
      Given that regular umbrellas cost 3 euros on average, how much do those cost?
      • tyingq 8y ago
        They are significantly more, but it's not just replacement cost avoidance that's the benefit. They are easier to handle in wind, keeping you dryer and not having to fight the umbrella.
  • pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    People come up with ideas for frustrating things they have a lot of contact with; seemingly every HGV driver has "invented" a way to automate matching cab (ie tractor) plates to trailer plates. People buy cheap umbrellas, they suck, the people imagine better umbrellas that cost more: goto START. A 9yo of my acquaintance is really inventive; he often says "what if we had something that would ...", yes, if you'd invented and developed that 50 years ago you'd have been a multi-millionaire. A lot of inventions arise naturally out of a creative mind being confronted with the problem.