“ In the ’80s, tech became fashion: image-fixated, time-stamped, and decidedly deciduous. Problem is, silicon’s hipness half-life is even shorter than fashion’s. Fashion can circle back (ironically or sincerely) and sample from its past. Art, architecture, music, and even automobile design can do the same. But not tech. Like the proverbial shark, it moves forward or it dies. ”
Wired on Instant Relics
