When I think about obsolescence, I usually only thing of it in a negative sense, such as buying the newest car, clothes, cell phone, etc. One example of my own negative obsolescence is the purchase of new make-up. If I am watching a commercial that advertises a new line of mascara which is supposed to “make your lashes fuller, without the clump” you can pretty much bet that I will head right out to the store and buy it, even though my current tube of mascara is still half full. Something else that is very obsolete for me is my western show clothing. I cannot even count up the number of show shirts (or all the money) I have sitting in my closet at home. Each year, when the new show season starts and I see the latest fashions, I feel like I have to go design something new to wear, regardless of whether or not my old show clothes are still in great shape.
On the other hand, there is also positive obsolescence in my life, too. About twice every year, I get the urge to clean out my closet and get rid of some of my clothes. Even though some of the clothing is still relatively new (or still have the tags on them) I never just throw them away, unless they are worn out or torn. Instead, I always donate my clothes to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. Also, just because I get rid of a lot of my clothes, does not mean I go right out and replace them with the “newest fashions” either, I just have fewer clothes. Another case of positive obsolescence that I have dealt with is the dying out of cassette tapes. The tapes would always come unwound or would rip after only a short period of time. Now that I have really focused on it, there are several parts of life that can be looked at as being positively obsolete.
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