tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post8369539014673915899..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: White CollarJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-87051381047038534632010-04-25T07:05:17.194-05:002010-04-25T07:05:17.194-05:00Of course, I'm all for this trend to the exten...Of course, I'm all for this trend to the extent that "good enough" represents a backlash to mindless yuppie-driven consumption of "the best"; software/bloatware and so-called "feeping creaturism"; kindergarten teachers buying cars based on the specs they unearth in a matrix in Consumer Reports, without having the least sense of the vehicle's essence; or the frustrating tendency of consumers to assume that 12 megapixels are automatically better than 10, 345 horsepower is better than 150.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026022918387501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-15140053221331853872010-04-25T06:47:53.874-05:002010-04-25T06:47:53.874-05:00I really enjoyed the "good enough technology&...I really enjoyed the "good enough technology" piece when you posted it earlier. Remember when we saved up all the money we had for a three-head tape deck, or a Nikon 400 mm f 2.8 lens because it was THE BEST? Now we have a cell phone that plays music and takes photos.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026022918387501noreply@blogger.com