The light bulb conspiracy. Planned obsolescence.

[BTCfan668]

Many things cost more to repair then they are worth. New things often are cheaper then their previous equivalent and contain new features.

High labour costs tend to make repairing an expensive proposition, especially for low-value items.

This is exactly why this is not a huge deal. At least IMO.

[nuff]

I think those who embrace bitcoin because of its concept and not its get-rich-quick potentials would inherently have anti-establishment tendencies, which is why bitcoin is so appealing to them. Bitcoin is essentially anti-establishment. Those who  approach bitcoin as a commodity hopeful of getting rich quick would regard bitcoin as just that, a commodity, which they secretly hope it will die off so they can move on to the next get-rich-quick commodity. There really is only two types of people in this world - those who understand Bitcoin, and those who don't.

[polynesia]

I think those who embrace bitcoin because of its concept and not its get-rich-quick potentials would inherently have anti-establishment tendencies, which is why bitcoin is so appealing to them. Bitcoin is essentially anti-establishment. Those who  approach bitcoin as a commodity hopeful of getting rich quick would regard bitcoin as just that, a commodity, which they secretly hope it will die off so they can move on to the next get-rich-quick commodity. There really is only two types of people in this world - those who understand Bitcoin, and those who don't.

The original adopters will slowly get edged out as the big money comes in.
At least, they will profit substantially.