It is interesting to note the paradox that when looking at various tools, the ânewâ ones are more likely to become âoutdatedâ than the âoldâ ones. Even though word processors have been replaced by computers and tablets, paper and pencils are still in use, and even though Dr. Grip has been pushed out of the market by Kurtoga, Mitsubishi Pencil continues to sell well. In other words, âpen and paperâ had âadvantages that word processors do not have,â so they were able to coexist even in the age of word processors without being eradicated. It could be the cost, the intuitiveness of the interface, the resolution, or the ease of using images and text together. Paper books are like that, too. The things that are somewhat ridiculed today as âprimitive toolsâ are basically those that have won the âbattle for superiorityâ over thousands of years, so it is unlikely that they will all be stripped of their superiority in a few years or a few decades.
In addition, I donât think this is limited to material culture. Despite all the talk about the ânew normal,â in the end, human beings have not found anything that can override the âextremely primitive form of festivalsâ in which people gather together to drink, move around, and sing songs.
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Because it is âthe old that survivedâ vs. âthe new that has not yet been sifted out,â if you bring in âthe old that did not surviveâ for comparison, well, more than 90% of what was created will be obsolete, right? src archive 49sick89hack
In the case of computer-related technology, I have a feeling that useful libraries that came out last year may be obsolete next year, but those that have been in use for 10 years will probably still be in use 10 years from now.
As the reply says, the âold onesâ we see today are the ones that survived the [Test of Time So compared to the âones that havenât yet passed the test of timeâ that were born last year, they have a better chance of winning through to next year.
relevance - What is immediately useful becomes immediately useless.
- I often wonder if we are licking the [/tkgshn/âTest of Timeâ](https://scrapbox.io/tkgshn/âTest of Timeâ) too much.
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