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Old 08-13-2006, 10:33 AM   #1
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Well, duh....LOL Is everyone surprised we have brains?????
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Old 08-13-2006, 11:52 AM   #2
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Well, duh....LOL Is everyone surprised we have brains?????
The overlooked point is that those devices are no longer high tech. They are now commodities with social appeal - just like shoes. It is not about intelligence. It is about keeping up with the peer - Carrie Bradshaw. It's about social status and the joy of being ahead. Same reason why so many want to sit higher in an SUV. SUVs are very popular among women only for that reason.
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Old 08-13-2006, 12:01 PM   #3
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A DVD player is so much easier than programming a VCR. Does anyone record from tv's any more? I doubt it.

Even kitchen and laundry appliances are very high tech now and make easy work of housework. They are quiet, big, efficient, environmentally friendly.
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Old 08-13-2006, 12:10 PM   #4
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Even kitchen and laundry appliances are very high tech now and make easy work of housework.
Which means they are commodities. So dumbed down just like bread. Remember when bread was so complicated? All that grinding and mixing and baking. DVD is no longer high tech. It sells and is used just like bread. Just another commodity. And just like specialty breads sold in high end stores, DVD is a status symbol; especially when Carrie already has one.

There is nothing high tech about DVDs or plasma screens. They are now commodities. Even sold by Circuit City salesman who don't even know how electricity works. Just a commodity that brings social status.
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Old 08-13-2006, 02:37 PM   #5
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Does anyone record from tv's any more?
One word: PVRs. And turn in your geek credentials. :-)
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