Re: Poluting the Moon
Reply #17 –
Touching on LP's description of generational upward mobile, yada yada yada, that seems to be evident of all the youngsters in modern society. Its not cultural, it seems to be generational, and global at that.
AS for Japan vs China manufacturing.
Japan have always been traditionally strong manufacturers. Yamaha (audio and motorcycle) Honda, Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Kawasaki, Isuzu, Suzuki, Toyota, Lexus. All of it prestigious and quality made goods and services.
The cheap manufacturing really did its thing in the 80's. We are a throwaway society for it. Something breaks, you dont fix it, you replace it. Its cheaper to do that. Given the way technology is moving these days, that special TV you spent 10 grand on 5 years ago? Yep, its probably worth less than a grand today.
Unless you are buying a car, or a product like an oven, dishwasher, fridge, washing mashine, the sort of thing that performs a function for you with little innovation in the industry, its not worth spending the extra dollars.
I will buy the most cost effective television. Note this doesnt mean cheap, this means cheap to run dailly whilst having all the latest features. No doubt in less than 10 years, todays TV's will be superceded. The brand is almost irrelevant. They are all reasonably good unless you go for the cheapest of the cheap.