Durable technology
Chris Ferdinandi laments the general lack of durability in favour of unlimited consumerism and endless profits in his post Durable technology over at Go Make Things. I agree with every point he makes.
This part was particularly relatable:
Ironically, the single most durable piece of technology I own was dirty cheap and is from a company that most folks associate with poorly made, disposable products.
The Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon.
My kindle is 12 years old at this point. It still holds a charge for weeks, too.
That odd feeling of praising Amazon for a product was familiar. In Tech stack as of December 2024 I wrote about my Kindle Paperwhite:
Settling down in my favourite chair at night, dimming the lights and basking in the soft glow of my backlit Kindle, all is right. I don't know how you can improve on this device. It's perfect.
I'm sure the Paperwhite has been improved in numerous ways since I bought mine in 2017. But all of them are inconsequential to me, because mine meets my every need with no noticeable degradation.
As anyone who went through my tech stack can deduce, I'm also very much in favour of durable products. There have been a couple of changes on the software front since I wrote that post, but none on the hardware side. Lots of stuff I fancy and would like to purchase, but swapping out anything that does the job feels like a waste in every sense.