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   From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article <0q2r3e-gp1.ln1@mail.specsol.com>, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   says...   
   > >>   
   > >>I will admit I know very few teenagers.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Which has jacksquat to do with what I said? What do teenagers have to do   
   > > with my reply?   
   >   
   > It would be primarily teenagers that would be interested in making   
   > essentially useless gadgets and jewelry.   
   >   
   > Again, I know about a dozen people that own things like welders, milling   
   > machines, drill presses, and lathes but no one that owns a 3D printer.   
   >   
   > All of these are middle aged or older adults.   
   >   
      
   Do they have turntables and tube amps becuase of the "warm sound"   
   because CDs are "harsh"?  VHS tapes for movies?  No?  Then do they also   
   have huge collections of CDs and DVDs?  HD audio discs and BluRay discs?   
      
   These days, I keep most of my media on a 2TB server, and that is   
   considered antiquated by people younger than me who simply use their   
   phones coupled with streaming services to listen to music and watch   
   movies and TV shows.  The idea of "owning" music and movies is outdated   
   to quite a few younger people.  Why would anyone clutter their house   
   with that crap when the Internet can provide anything you want, anywhere   
   you want, anytime you want.   
      
   Technologies improve, costs go down, times change.   
      
   Jeff   
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