Why is it that people think ‘new’ is better? It often is not.
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Why is it that people think ‘new’ is better? It often is not.
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome!
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Granted, sometimes ‘new’ is better, but you can’t beat “tried and true”. Those old slippers that look like hell but they are soooo comfortable. That recliner that has seen better days and doesn’t match the other furniture, but now is shaped to your body like it was custom made for you.
I think most of us like to hang on to those things that are familiar and comfortable. I agree with you Pam, new isn’t necessarily better. It’s just different!
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I think the marketers use the concept of ‘new’ to justify their existence!
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New Coke anyone? These days, “new” seems to mean “now made with cheaper material so it won’t last nearly as long as the one you bought 25 years ago.”
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Dan, you described the meaning of “new” today perfectly! So sad but true!
Ginger
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That is so true and is often proven.
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New. Today too often that means reaquaint and relearn. And if you are really lucky it does not mean sync with your other devices…
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I like being a little out of sync!
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Sometimes it is … Others not … And some need a chance to show it will be better in time.
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Ah yes, time… The great equalizer.
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Oh hell no. It is not a categorical yes or no. Sometimes new can be better, but, let’s face it, it often it is not… Take the Block version of WordPress. A new that is total shit for most people. A big fat No to the New. 😉
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I am always suspicious of ‘new’. Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised.
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Yes, I agree. Sometimes new is a wonderful surprise. Sometimes? Not so much 😉
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Good one, Pam. New doesn’t always mean better. There’s something about my “new” house that is not as solid as the one I lived in years ago. They did a great job on a flip of this house built in ’60. However, my 100 year old farm house seemed to have better bones at times. Cars, appliances, etc…new technology…new, new, new,…don’t get me wrong. I like new at times. But definitely not in a pair of velour sweats that I refuse to retire and a list of other things!
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Somethings deserve to be retired and somethings deserve to be cherished.
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Perfectly stated! ❤
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I have this very battered, used, maimed and rattly old brain and its chugging along fine Pam. Mind you it can miss a gear occasionally 🤣 😂
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That makes it all an adventure!
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I agree, Pam. New is just different, and while there is nothing wrong with it, there is also the context I can summon when looking at the differences between life as we know it now and life as I knew it then. Take phones, for instance. I remember our trusty old rotary phone . . a dismal green colored paperweight that followed us through half a dozen moves without ever missing a beat. It was only when the ‘new’ technology of cordless phones came along that mom traded in our rotary . . and from there we went through phones like water. Nowadays, most people are trading in their new phones every year.
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I remember the rotary phones. They made excellent paperweights! It almost seems as if new nowadays is synonymous with disposable. How sad.
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The rotary phones were meant to last. As were vacuums and television sets. People have no idea, but we used to have repair shops for that stuff.
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SO often…
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Sad but true.
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If it ‘taint broke, it’s like a red flag to a bull and they have to ‘new-and-improve’ it.
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I like that!
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