writing the final

I am in the midst of the final paper, a few pages in so far. I'm not having much difficulty writing, as it is a pretty interesting topic to begin with. I especially enjoyed writing about the history of planned obsolescence, as Slade paints a pretty vivid picture of its history, with dozens of examples to choose from to put in the paper. I chose the Gillette example because it really shows the core of the idea of planned obsolescence – that people are willing to pay more for cheaper equipment if it gives them further convenience in their daily lives. There is also a lot of different research supporting both points in the paper, allowing me to easily pick and choose what I should write and quote. I don’t think I’ll have much problem finishing the final draft before the deadline, though it was stupid of me to wait as long as I did to finally put my thoughts to paper. So it goes.