So a guy just brought in a new 17" Apple Powerbook G4 into the library and asked me for help setting it up on the wireless network. I know that when Apple announced this computer, people said it was big, and I believed them, but now that I have been lucky enough to see one in person I have to say that it is really, really, really HUGE! I, of course, want one, but at nearly $3,300 I won't be able to afford one unless I win the lottery or get a job that pays really well.
All of this gets me thinking about consumerism. I often deride our consumeristic society and the way that we are driven to buy, buy, buy! I try my best to limit my own spending and try to buy local and/or generic when ever possible. Then I see a 17" Powerbook, I get weak at the knees, and start to pull out my credit card. Do I just have a soft spot for technology or am I fatally infected by the consumer disease?
Posted by Noah Brimhall at April 15, 2003 11:29 AM