Talking about things that age well, keyboards fall into this range too. Most keyboards get smoother over time, as you use them more and more. But some others, like the one I am typing on right now, is just really old, and some of the keys don’t register the same as the others.
Like the Letter “O“ in this case, needs a bit of a hard press, if not a very specific angle that it takes the action of pressing a bit better. That being said, the keyboard is from 1999, and the fact that it even works is a pretty rad thing.
But therein lies the irony of these hobbies that I like. Things that age well, but I buy brand new. There’s a part of me that really likes to make a mark for myself, to own it. I think there’s a part like that for everyone, but some feel it a lot more than others.
I remember growing up, and how a lot of my stuff would have a sticker of mine. Not that I would label every single thing, I’ve seen friends who did that. But I would still mark it out in my own way. I think it was mark making, and that became in some ways how I viewed graphic design and the arts.
But that’s also still consumption, when I buy something new that ages well. The fact that it ages well doesn’t change the point that I still needed to buy it. It might be actually worse, cause it can’t be simply discarded.
At the end of the day, I just need to really watch my purchases, and to be happy with what I have. Why shouldn’t I, especially when everything that I’ve gotten so far are really special things that make me really excited and happy to see?