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Sometimes I just wonder, why are some stuff considered luxury/ tasteful /elegant but does not performs as well as their counter parts which often consider inferior/cheap.
For example, something simple as an electrical wristwatch vs. an analogue wristwatch. Where the electrical wristwatch will likely to have a host of function, better time keeping ability, easier to read the time (arguable), is often considered inferior to their less capable counterparts.
Like fountain pens compared to advanced gel pen with excellent writing capabilities, even though in the same casing, it is still often considered less elegant.
Another example is material, wood (solid wood not cheap chipboard, particle boards) is often consider the more luxury material, where newer and more advance material will have better properties and still rarely considered as the luxury material.
Maybe we are still trying to sell the past as the better way of living and not wanting to advance?
Discuss.
For example, something simple as an electrical wristwatch vs. an analogue wristwatch. Where the electrical wristwatch will likely to have a host of function, better time keeping ability, easier to read the time (arguable), is often considered inferior to their less capable counterparts.
Like fountain pens compared to advanced gel pen with excellent writing capabilities, even though in the same casing, it is still often considered less elegant.
Another example is material, wood (solid wood not cheap chipboard, particle boards) is often consider the more luxury material, where newer and more advance material will have better properties and still rarely considered as the luxury material.
Maybe we are still trying to sell the past as the better way of living and not wanting to advance?
Discuss.