nugger on Nostr: OLD TOOLING ROUTINELY GETS DESTROYED BY MANUFACTURERS ONCE THE PRODUCT LINE GOES OFF ...

OLD TOOLING ROUTINELY GETS DESTROYED BY MANUFACTURERS ONCE THE PRODUCT LINE GOES OFF THE MARKET BECAUSE THE FABRICATION HARDWARE IS TAXED P HEAVILY AS A CAPITAL ASSET

SO ITS NOT AT ALL INCONCEIVABLE THAT A MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY CAN LOSE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE SOME GOOD OR THE OTHER

LETS SAY PYREX, BOROSILICATE GLASS -- THATS A PROCESS KEPT IN DEMAND BY CHEMICAL AND MANUFACTURING
BUT SOMETHING LIKE BOROSILICATE BASED COOKWARE -- COMPLETELY REPLACED BY MEXICAN AND CHINESE KNOCKOFFS THAT BLOW UP IN THE OVEN AFTER THREE USES

AND NEW ISN'T BETTER, IT'S JUST NEW
CRAPPY NEW STUFF COMES OUT, GOOD OLD STUFF DIES OUT, AND NOW YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK -- SOON YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE SUPER REFINED, ALL KINKS WORKED OUT, ANALOG CAMERAS OF THE 90S
YOU HAVE TO R E I N V E N T THESE TECHNOLOGIES, THESE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS THAT WORK AROUND THE KINKS
YOU HAVE TO PUT IN R&D TO GET BACK TO WHAT WAS INDUSTRY STANDARD

GUASTAVINO TILE TECHNIQUE THAT BUILT THE GRAND CENTRAL STATION HAD TO BE RESCUED BY ONE, ONE FUCKIN ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY INTERN, FROM A CLOSED OFFICE, FROM A FILING CABINET THEY LEFT OUT BY THE DUMPSTER

THERE IS NO IMMINENT UNSTOPPABLE MARCH OF PROGRESS THAT MAKES EVERY TECHNIQUE BETTER ALL THE TIME
THAT'S A JUVENILE IDEA
THATS A MARCH INTO THE VOID
THESE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS HAVE TO BE PRESERVED AND GUARDED JEALOUSLY BECAUSE THE NEW IS BUILT ON TOP THE OLD
FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CURRENT ARSENAL OF TECHNIQUES -- ARE THE SYSTEM FOR CATALOGUING PRESERVING AND PULLING UP TECHNIQUES, AND THE SYSTEM THAT SEEKS OUT TALENT, TURNS TALENTS INTO SPECIALISTS AND DELIVERS THESE SPECIALISTS TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND TECHNIQUES