Ack. You made me remember some incredibly dumb tv ads from the 1970s I saw as a kid. There would be a untrustworthy pitchman saying something like “Chopping up vegetables takes time and leads to mess… Here’s the Veg-O-Matic Quik Chopper available now at the low, low price of $9.99…” I was just a dumb kid but even I could see it was a scam. Why spend ~$59 (in today’s dollars) on what was probably worse than a knife that might even quickly break? That’s crazy. Just use a knife.
Specific to a lot of those devices, they’re often used by people with weakness or disability. In effect idiots being separated from their money subsidizes assistive devices.
Ack. You made me remember some incredibly dumb tv ads from the 1970s I saw as a kid. There would be a untrustworthy pitchman saying something like “Chopping up vegetables takes time and leads to mess… Here’s the Veg-O-Matic Quik Chopper available now at the low, low price of $9.99…” I was just a dumb kid but even I could see it was a scam. Why spend ~$59 (in today’s dollars) on what was probably worse than a knife that might even quickly break? That’s crazy. Just use a knife.
Honestly a lot of those kitchen tools/gimmicks are great for people with low mobility or dexterity due to disability or illness.
Specific to a lot of those devices, they’re often used by people with weakness or disability. In effect idiots being separated from their money subsidizes assistive devices.
Why do you hate innovation? We must be eternally making new mundane gizmos for the money gods