synchronicity
Senior Retro Guru
The retro grouch is strong in this one.
Some of the retro-grouches of today were the early adopters of yesteryear.
The retro grouch is strong in this one.
The bike industry used to be a lot more standard - isn't this a theme on this thread?I find it interesting that it's rare for external forces (eg govt) to try to standardise the bike industry. Possibly, it is seen as too small.
At points in the past people moaned about 'new' technology and standards that they deemed unnecessary, that very same tech that the retro grouches hold dear now. It is what it is, stuff moves on, you don't have to buy it. Older stuff is still supported. Some seem desperate to hang onto the fact that it was 'better in their day'. Some of it probably was, some of it definitely isn't. One thing's for sure, you won't stop it by bitching on the internet. Just accept it, ignore what you don't like and carry on as you were.
Nobody is stopping you from starting a "isn't modern technology wonderful!?" type of thread.At points in the past people moaned about 'new' technology and standards that they deemed unnecessary, that very same tech that the retro grouches hold dear now. It is what it is, stuff moves on, you don't have to buy it. Older stuff is still supported. Some seem desperate to hang onto the fact that it was 'better in their day'. Some of it probably was, some of it definitely isn't. One thing's for sure, you won't stop it by bitching on the internet. Just accept it, ignore what you don't like and carry on as you were.