Money. It supposedly makes the world go round. At least it does to today’s “musicians”. In decades prior, the popularity of a musical genre directly correlated with large societal changes and shifts, but now, the popularity of genre depends on how much money it makes its producers. I’m not saying all modern music is shit,… Continue reading All of today’s music sucks, but it won’t always be that way. Here’s why:
Category: Writing
Why conservatives can’t innovate.
There is a reason why all of the most recent technological advances have been executed by liberal thinkers. There is a reason why all of the biggest and most innovative tech companies are based in California, the most liberal place in the United States and possibly, the world. The reason: conservatives can’t innovate. This inability… Continue reading Why conservatives can’t innovate.
Apple’s design has lost most of its character.
Apple is a company that appreciates design, sometimes to a fault. But in recent years, especially with the absence and eventual departure of Jony Ive, Apple’s once market leading design has lost a lot of what made it special. This is apparent in its software but more so in its hardware. Where Apple once distinguished… Continue reading Apple’s design has lost most of its character.
Will the 2020s see an end to the smartphone?
A lot of companies have thrown around the phrase “the next smartphone” when talking about their products, a claim that has lost most of the weight it once carried with it due to the sheer amount of times it has been used to describe products that have failed to recapture even a sliver of the… Continue reading Will the 2020s see an end to the smartphone?
When the quest for the best user experience goes too far.
So called “planned obsolescence” is something we hear a lot about lately. Just a few years ago, Apple made headlines for supposedly using software to make older iPhones seem slower, with the goal of pushing users to upgrade to a newer model. While Apple never admitted to the latter, they dd acknowledge that they had… Continue reading When the quest for the best user experience goes too far.
Political Partisanship Shouldn’t Exist
Since the dawn of mankind itself, man has divided itself into factions. In the earliest days, man formed tribes, then nations, and in those nations man divided itself into political parties to surround himself with people who claimed to support his ideals. Now, thousands of years after man’s earliest civilizations rose and fell, our countries… Continue reading Political Partisanship Shouldn’t Exist
In a world where retail stores struggle to survive, how does Apple thrive?
Retail stores are a dying breed. Nowhere else is this statement more true than during the holidays. While stores were packed with eager, savings hungry customers, they now stand as relics, ghost towns occupied by the scarce souls who firmly grasp the ways of the past. They lie as empty tombs, their wares undisturbed, unseen… Continue reading In a world where retail stores struggle to survive, how does Apple thrive?
Apple could kill wireless carriers, but will they?
When the first iPhone came out, it was seen as a bold move against carriers. The phone marked the first time that carriers such as AT&T and Verizon didn’t have complete control over the device their cellular network was powering. Many manufactures followed Apple in their move against carrier, opting to design the phone and… Continue reading Apple could kill wireless carriers, but will they?