He's a legend. Hope he knows that.
He strongly underestimates the impact he has made on the industry, but I also can't help, but agree with him to some degree. He is just one person. This kind of change does not come easy, especially when the opponent brings truckloads of money to change the balance of the scale in their direction
We have already moved past the best times. Gone are the days when something is your's 100%, ancient scriptures are the manuals about repairing a product. With the alarm bells blaring around us we are still slipping evermore towards a throw-away society. People won't care, they can't. We have been enabled by convenience for so long we can no longer do without.
At this point, ourbsystens across every industry are bloated and rotting. Anti-consumer practices are abound and everything exists to shove as much money as possible into the pockets of a few. There is no wound left to cauterize. It all must give way now, so that we can start over. And you bet your sweet ass the egregors that lead us here will still be clinging to the minds of people.
Yes.. I totally agree. I also think there will always be some sacred, little places, just like an oasis in a desert. They will be inaccessible, expensive, or maybe one day illegal, but they will exist, and it is my hope on this issue.
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