[Kele]

Attack!

I understand you, Empire.

I think there is some built in "life expectancy" more now than in the
past... the way light bulbs are produced to function for a determined
number of hours/power-cycles before failing so that the consumer must
re-purchase periodically. They can make a 100 year bulb if they
wanted too.

Main thing is that, with electronics, we get more for the same money
compared to predicessors. More what?! My first 1983 CD player was a
22 lb tank, but kinda sounded brittle compared to even the 5 lb
slimline mas-market cheapos sold today. However, the 1983 model is
still in use with a nephew.