Clothing was recycled within families, today it gets given to charity or people unable to afford. Old toys were taken to aged homes where the retired would fix and repair to send to orphanages. Today radio advertises drop of new toys in certain stores, the old is thrown into the trash can!

Today's population has grown exponentially, everyone wants brand new, markets are flooded with cheap nasty items making disposal happen quicker.

Hardware is manufactured to last the life of a warranty, not built to give you the years and years of service as happened in yesteryear.

Good always comes with bad, technology has edged us into a new era hopefully the negatives never outweigh positive.

Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. - African Proverb

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