Never be an early adopter. You get the most shitty and unfinished version of the thing and all you get in return is that assholes are impressed 😛
Not to mention expensive.
Laser Disks - they’re so rad man
They’ll never take over from Betamax…
Ditching technology lol. It’s proven to be very bad for us. There is also research showing that the younger a child gets their first phone, the higher likelyhood they will have depression.
Plus so many sites and tech are so enshittified that avoiding them entirely is a better alternative. Our technology is getting faster and faster yet software runs slower and slower to make you buy new hardware. Try running Linux on an old computer vs Windows and you’ll see what I mean.
I work in IT and I swear technology is here to suck us dry. And all those “smart” devices, from TV’s, ovens, security cameras, all spy on you for data.
I know I sound like a nut head but look into it at least a little. There’s a reason every company is so keen to make everything “smart” with wireless connectivity, despite every consumer calling it stupid.
Bidet attachment for a toilet. You can get them cheap, or spend a bit more for heated seats, warmed water, fans for drying, etc. Best bathroom decision ever.
Countertop electric water distiller. For a reasonable price you can get a countertop water distiller that runs a gallon for like $0.15. No more microplastics, chlorine, ammonia, lead, or facial matter in your drinking water! Tastes SO GOOD, nothing like the plastic filled distilled water from the store, blech. Every time we make a batch, we’ll smell the sticky residue left in the heating chamber and gag. It is nasty stuff. In our tap water, gross. Clean water for me please! Makes our coffee, tea, and kumbucha taste a lot better too.
Getting into a healthy BMI and daily exercise is pretty epic too. You’ll just feel better every day.
As climate change gets worse, having resilience like stored food and water will be helpful to deal with more frequent natural disasters. No sense bothering with fancy meal packets, a couple dozen big cans of dried beans will go a long way if there’s a shelter in place order.
I think americans are already late adopters of the bidet. This has been a thing in many countries for a long time. I went to disney world when I was a teen and was horrified that you only had TP to clean yourselfs. Btw I was also horrified when I discovered what the tiny towel was for.
There’s a reason we add chlorine and minerals to the water, because it’s good for us. Tap water in 99% of the US is already safe to drink, and distilling it doesn’t make it any safer.
