I've never understood the value of a dollar, so I don't Ebay things that could get me a couple bucks, but could cost me hassle, time, and having to deal with scammers. For example, I recently purchased a Razer mouse for ~$60. A couple weeks later, it's hurting my wrist, so I spend another $60 for a Logitech - which has a tried and true wrist-friendly design. I could Ebay the Razer and get $30, but for the hassle, I'll just throw it in a drawer and be able to have use of it in case I kill the Logitech.
Which is not germane to the topic, but it explains my thinking (however wrongheaded), so I'm not looking for a recommendation to put stuff on Ebay. I'm so disorganized that I have trouble paying my bills on time, and it's not for lack of free time or money in the bank.
I'm NOT giving my Razer to Goodwill, because I am a selfish bastard, but, for example, I do have a VCR that doesn't rewind. On the one hand, it's trash, because it doesn't rewind, and who uses VHS anyway. OTOH, it still performs its primary function, is in good physical condition, and could certainly be used for parts.
I don't think there's any question of what society and corporations (corpor..corporiety... hm. Does the English language have a noun that performs the function I need here? Describing the collective desires of corporations as a singular entity?) would say. I am obviously expected to toss the thing in the dumpster, but dammit, it's just so foreign to my nature.
Can you take this sort of thing to Goodwill, or will they be offended? Would you take it as is, or would you slap a sticker on it that says "Does Not Rewind"?
It's not that such a thing is truly grotesque by nature. If you were to walk into an antique/collectible shop, you would discover somewhat preserved relics from decades past, stickered and labeled and missing parts. Of course, the difference is that time has not passed and the items in question were created at times when consumerism was driven by polar ethos... ethoses... ethoi... standards.
Honestly, if I throw it in the dumpster, someone will probably dig it out and use it or get $5 for it at a flea market or use it to build an altar next to the bathtub Mary shrine in their backyard or whatever it is they do with the stuff they dig out of the dumpster.
Or it will go sit undecomposed in a landfill for hundreds of years.
Which is not germane to the topic, but it explains my thinking (however wrongheaded), so I'm not looking for a recommendation to put stuff on Ebay. I'm so disorganized that I have trouble paying my bills on time, and it's not for lack of free time or money in the bank.
I'm NOT giving my Razer to Goodwill, because I am a selfish bastard, but, for example, I do have a VCR that doesn't rewind. On the one hand, it's trash, because it doesn't rewind, and who uses VHS anyway. OTOH, it still performs its primary function, is in good physical condition, and could certainly be used for parts.
I don't think there's any question of what society and corporations (corpor..corporiety... hm. Does the English language have a noun that performs the function I need here? Describing the collective desires of corporations as a singular entity?) would say. I am obviously expected to toss the thing in the dumpster, but dammit, it's just so foreign to my nature.
Can you take this sort of thing to Goodwill, or will they be offended? Would you take it as is, or would you slap a sticker on it that says "Does Not Rewind"?
It's not that such a thing is truly grotesque by nature. If you were to walk into an antique/collectible shop, you would discover somewhat preserved relics from decades past, stickered and labeled and missing parts. Of course, the difference is that time has not passed and the items in question were created at times when consumerism was driven by polar ethos... ethoses... ethoi... standards.
Honestly, if I throw it in the dumpster, someone will probably dig it out and use it or get $5 for it at a flea market or use it to build an altar next to the bathtub Mary shrine in their backyard or whatever it is they do with the stuff they dig out of the dumpster.
Or it will go sit undecomposed in a landfill for hundreds of years.
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