Not sure if people are stupid.. or just have too much money.
Recently, there seems to have been an influx of videos appearing online (or perhaps it’s just me noticing them later than everyone else) where gadgets are being destroyed or tested to see if they perform some pointless random task. As I watch some of these videos I think to myself; are people seriously this bored in day to day life, or are they just stupid? Or is it just as the saying goes; “Simple things amuse simple minds”?
I remember growing up we weren’t rich or poor, more so somewhere in between, but I learned everything has a value no matter how cheap or how expensive it is. This leads me to believe the current generations think everything is disposable or they simply do not see the value in things, taking everything for granted.
So what exactly am I referring to you ask?
Well, just today I came across an ASUS ZenBook being used to cut an apple, because it seems eating an apple whole is quite a difficult task for some.
The other day whilst getting my regular morning fix from Gizmodo, I came across a video of the new iPad versus an Assault Rifle.
And who can forget the ‘Will It Blend?’ series on YouTube featuring the Apple iPad to name one of the many decimated gadgets. Perhaps the guy can put his face in the blender and see if that blends too.
Oscar Wilde sums my thoughts up quite well with one of his quotes:
“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” — Oscar Wilde
