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Nicodad wrote:
As far as the social commentary part of this is concerned: ever wondered how things would be if our society was matriarchal? Maybe this is something like "boys and their toys". Women donīt like to change things that work for something that works better, because good is good enough to them. With women sitting in mens places we might still work with 8086, if we had any computers at all. So maybe this is not so much "People spending their money" but "Men spending their money". Or maybe better "The Boy in the man"
1. Poppycock = Unsinn, Blödsinn, dummes Zeug, Flause
2. Matriarchy, and its counterpart, patriarchy, are systems in which family authority is in the hands of one gender or another. Those of us who believe that men and women are different, but that they are entitled to equal rights, work toward a society in which family authority is shared. That includes making decisions about how to spend the family resources.
3. Women donīt like to change things that work for something that works better, because good is good enough to them. In the US, studies have shown that women purchase 50% of the electronics (computers, video games, etc.) and 65% of the cars. Hardly likely if "good is still good enough to (women). That would have women playing the earliest versions of PacMan and Frogger according to your logic. Woman make purchasing decisions based on different criteria than men. For example, fuel efficiency is more important to women than to men. Regarding digital cameras, women make up 53% of the current market.
4. Judging by the number of women joining the threads here on FM about new cameras about to come on the market, it CAN be said that women don't spend as much time speculating about the new features, arguing about comparitive advantages, etc.
Steffan---Women don't want to take over, they want to take part. In photography, women are not still using Brownie Box cameras, they take advantage of new technology as fast or faster than men. It may be a point and shoot, but it will have all the bells and whistles they can afford.
Suzanne
Edited on Nov 29, 2005 at 08:55 AM
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