Innovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaningless
Innovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaningless
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9992203
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Tbf phones grew bigger at one point.
Actually the display always grew bigger and the rest of it always grew smaller and at some point, the sum grew bigger
When the screens started getting good enough to watch porn on, the size trend reversed.
Yeah I was going to say, phones are currently growing bigger after hitting a sort of "peak small" lol.
They're getting so huge that it's hard to find a small one without ordering an old model. I like to be able to see things and all but at a certain point they don't fit comfortably in my pockets
Ya, they're too big now. I liked it when I could use my phone with one hand.
TVs might be an even better example
I don't think so. They never shrank which makes them an even worse example for the meme or what do you mean?
They shrank by weight and volume for sure.
Not by screen area though.
This makes for a good point about functionality.
On a modern phone, the display is almost the only thing a user really interacts with. It makes sense to have a large display so that it can show/"do" more stuff.
With cars, on the other hand, "size" and "weight" are basically the two values you want to reduce the most. They make the vehicle slower, less maneuverable, increase drag, braking distance, fuel consumption, accident severity and overall cost.
The function of autos is to transport things from point A to point B. Unless the size of these things has increased dramatically in recent decades, it is downright idiotic to increase these two values.
Sitenote: I renovated my entire apartment with a Volkswagen Up! Unless people ludge around fully assembled sofas all the time, the smallest vehicle offered by modern car manufacturers is sufficient.