[VLM]

"What was cool in the 70s wasn’t cool in the 80s."

Its very important he phrased it that way, because bell bottoms had another day in the sun. Happily young women wearing skin tight spandex/yoga pants from the 90s had another day in the 10s. Its difficult to find a womens fashion fad that doesn't repeat every 20-ish years.

The endless rotating wheel of fashion and fads doesn't rotate at a speed of 1 rotation per decade. Its more like 1 rotation per 2 decades aka generation.

I predict that 2030 will be an excellent year for 2010 style social networks.

[scelerat]

I'm unaware of communications and technological trends falling into cycles like sartorial fashion.

You can use a 20-, 30-, or 50-year-old scarf or jacket you find in a thrift store, but not a phone or a computer. And very few people would want to.

[VLM]

This is very much like the first century of clothing probably was. After technological innovation in the field ceases, you'll be able to use old stuff.

You can use a 50 year old wired POTS phone no problem. The sound quality is superior to modern wired phones, and those are superior to any cell or voip tech.

[sirkneeland]

On the other hand... http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/mac-plus-introduce-modern-we...