7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement
In the good old days, consumers got what they wanted. Supply and demand, not causes or ideology, governed product design and manufacturing. That’s why we have great American icons like the 1969 Chevy Camaro, the charcoal-burning Weber grill, and DDT.
But things have changed. The Green Movement’s worship of scarcity has changed the consumer landscape for the worse. Instead of big, powerful, and, most importantly, effective products, in 2012 consumers must suffer with pansy products. Sure, they are designed to save energy and make you feel good. But they just don’t work as well as the old, and usually cheaper, versions.
Below are seven crappy products we must endure, courtesy of the Green Movement.
1. Low Water Toilets
2. Mercury-Filled Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
3. The Boeing 787
4. Front-Loading Clothes Washers - [my grand mother had one in the 1970's]
5. The Chevy Volt
6. Highly Collapsible Water Bottle
7. Quiet High-Efficiency Dishwashers
[I would add Bio Fuel Burning Jets - how is that going to turn out]
Remember the days before low-water toilets when you could use someone's bathroom without fear of humiliation?
In the good old days, consumers got what they wanted. Supply and demand, not causes or ideology, governed product design and manufacturing. That’s why we have great American icons like the 1969 Chevy Camaro, the charcoal-burning Weber grill, and DDT.
But things have changed. The Green Movement’s worship of scarcity has changed the consumer landscape for the worse. Instead of big, powerful, and, most importantly, effective products, in 2012 consumers must suffer with pansy products. Sure, they are designed to save energy and make you feel good. But they just don’t work as well as the old, and usually cheaper, versions.
Below are seven crappy products we must endure, courtesy of the Green Movement.
1. Low Water Toilets
2. Mercury-Filled Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
3. The Boeing 787
4. Front-Loading Clothes Washers - [my grand mother had one in the 1970's]
5. The Chevy Volt
6. Highly Collapsible Water Bottle
7. Quiet High-Efficiency Dishwashers
[I would add Bio Fuel Burning Jets - how is that going to turn out]