Reply #59: I feel the same way. But this is the throwaway economy.

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People don't expect anything to last anymore. They just throw away perfectly good things and get new ones.

Living in a college town is very revealing. At the end of every term the streets are filled with discarded, still useful items. While dumpster diving at the end of a term, a friend of mine once found a discarded jar filled with small change that added up to about $20. I guess it was just too much trouble to take it to the bank.

I think the mentality has led us to look at our fellowpersons as being throwaway too--no wonder so many are going berzerkers.