When paperback books came out they too were looked at with disdain. Too inexpensive to produce, therefore not trustworthy. Too easy for anyone to read, anytime. They were designed to fit into pockets. Then, even cheaper and disposable comics were created. They were taken away by parents for being junk, a waste of time. Then they got rebranded as graphic novels in order to give them more legitimatcy.
I would prefer, for future generations not me, to leave the original dialogue. They could include an intro putting the show in context and explaining current value set shortcomings instead. It would seem more productive to learn from the past values and see how they evolved, not simply erase them.
When I bought a new 2012 VW GTI there wasn't even a schematic for the fuses. Apparently the wiring is not even consistent on a model year, so they just didn't provide it. Easy to understand why with even computer codes mechanics are stuck with a plug and pray methodology.
Try the stovetop method with preferred oil and then drizzle honey before heating. Higher risk of burning, more shaking is needed. When popped, lightly salt. Make sure to rinse the pot with water while still hot to not allow sticky burnt sugars to get solidified for an easier cleanup.
Air poppers are great for efficiency and convenience, but I find the consistency a bit chewy for my taste. Efficiency and convenience usually wins though, which is also why microwave popcorn is such a hit.
My hypothesis, in many consumer cases such as razors, is newer brands are concentrating on growth, not profit, therefore a better deal is often had than buying the established brands. Meaning, as a consumer brand loyalty is expensive over time as new companies are competing with free (VC) money to fund your purchase and build metrics for eventual sale to older brand.
I never understood the real use case of Google wave.it had lots of features without a clear goal. Google docs seemed enough for all those but the curious.
Based on the comments, if we accepted life is harder, life is shorter, and an individual's geographical world is smaller, plastic wouldn't seem so indispensable. I am not ready to accept either except for maybe the last one myself.
I wasn't considering ethics as I asked myself this question, but the practical affect on the ecosystem. Ethics in this situation seems a distraction. That being said, we may need too many shoes for the number of domestic animals it would take to produce them more naturally.
Single use plastic in the medical field is a great example, and was my first thought too. Fuel efficiency seems to be a double edge sword that just extends a resource, but is short sighted.
"manufacture is easier and cheaper" is to me one of the benefits we should no longer consider when thinking "Should it be made of plastic?". These seem to be the driving factor of "Outdoor clothes", "Shoes. Bookbinders, covers, cases" being made of plastic.
If you don't have my consent then at the very least blur my features. I remember wearing Google Glass in Germany and I was looked at in fear. Since, they have enacted stricter privacy laws. We should look at it them as an example much like the world looks at the US for freedom related issues. One example in Germany is that suspects of a crime are not identified and the "perp walk" may be filmed and shown on the media but it is with blurred features. Freedom and privacy must be balanced.
There is no one type of musician. Many do it to carry on a tradition, while others do it to blaze their own path, for the next generation to carry on. I myself see the first as natural luddites, even with the younger generations, possibly more so.
ChatGPT writes great first drafts, but needs a good and knowledgeable editor on the subject to create valid factual documents. Likewise, Google finds great pages with facts, but lots with untruths too.
This could certainly be entertaining. The trick will be for the studios to continue to brand it as recognizable, yet have it be unique. It begs to ask what part of the experience will be a shared experience since it could be radically different for all of us. Would we then share the story created for us with friends? Will there be an Oscar for best mind to have a video created for them?
Music has always confirmed to the medium. The standard song structure of pop no longer serves the medium's purpose. I wholly expect pop songs to get shorter on average and take advantage of what social media has trained our brains to consume.
Thinking about this more I agree with you and think the answer for me is to simply have the cameras off by default and only use implicitly when away and monitoring makes me feel better. They provide little, possibly negative, service during the time a household member is home. Being from a similar background as you I have a hard time with the labels rich/wealthy, so my apologies for being defensive. The wealth aspect is interesting as you pointed out because that is what I think of in the past, however now I think it is accessible for many as costs of cameras and online video storage come down. The usefulness of camera surveillance seems to diminish though when you are not trying to spy on people who have privelaged access to your home that are not household members and may or may not deserve the same level of privacy (to bring this full circle back to work surveillance).
Yes, some may be un-actionable, but there are actions I could take on others (e.g. flooding is not equal to flooded in my situation). Whether they are worth it is still not clear to me. As my kids a getting older it is not so important to monitor them without special circumstances. I do fail to see where wealth has anything to do with this though.
Edit: Moved edit to reply that was not an option before.
I live in a leased ground level floor through apartment with three entrances not including 6 accessible windows. In order to cover an entrance from inside some of the living space would need to be included. To fully cover I would need 5 cameras and have them in bedrooms too. Exterior cameras could help, but I have no authority to install. While I have no specific reason to worry, I wouldn't want my landlord to install them and be able to see what/who comes in and out of the apartment and/or raise the rent because of it.
Even just covering the 2 main entrances I find it uncomfortable to be able to know when my spouse is entering/exiting the home, I trust them.
2. Kids
When you need it you need it. Like when I was isolating with covid. However it is their privacy I am concerned also as I don't want them to think it's OK to be surveilled.
3. Safety
Did I leave the stove on? Not so important, but since one entrance is a galley kitchen I easily monitor this and the rear entrance.
Is the basement flooding? This is actually a big one for me. Installing one here however would mean potentially spying on the landlord which I would not do without explicit permission.
Don't forget the home. With the ubiquity of security cameras privacy is eroding even in private. I am struggling now with properly placing cameras in an apartment and balancing safety, security, and privacy in a family environment.
So why can I make an Amazon purchase, using Amazon pay, through their android app installed through the Play Store. Is Google getting a cut there? Bandcamp must really be a threat to Google.