[rambled musing] If technology X is functional productive, is technology X really outdated? If I think about how long the things I use will remain productive,

[rambled musing] If technology X is functional productive, is technology X really outdated? If I think about how long the things I use will remain productive, the newest things have the shortest times…i.e. anything that requires the web. A lot of technical change happens because scope expands. Battery powered screwdrivers make sense because more ordinary things use more screws and because there are more ordinary things in ordinary lives…e.g. DIY’d wire shelf organized closets. [short answer] String.