This is basically the 1910s version of 'move fast and break things.' Tossing out a one-month-old machine for a better one is such a Silicon Valley mindset.
The deeper meditation is understanding the politics of Henry Ford, how he too bought a newspaper business, and the worker conditions and economies. See:
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Antisemitism_and_...
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordl%C3%A2ndia