Speaking of unconsumption, PSFK introduced me to the phenomenon of “hand-me-ups.” The concept of handing-up was even featured as the word-of-the-day at Urban Dictionary and defined as:
“Where the young generation in a family adopts and purchases new technology product at a fast rate, and old versions (that are in working order but are not up to current standards) of that technology product are given to the parents or older generations of family.”
What I find interesting is how younger generations are giving their parents and grandparents out-dated iPods and digital cameras while simultaneously discovering older technology like vinyl turntables and Polaroid cameras. They’re handing-up while getting hand-me-downs. Maybe the overall concept is “tech trading” and in each case, both generations are dealing with technologies that are largely unfamiliar to them and helping each other master the learning curves on these devices.

via PSFK
photo via flickr (graciepoo)