Comments on: Scrap Lights by Graypants http://www.contemporist.com/2009/05/29/scrap-lights-by-graypants/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:56:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Los CA http://www.contemporist.com/2009/05/29/scrap-lights-by-graypants/#comment-196053 Los CA Sun, 31 May 2009 04:47:03 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4392#comment-196053 Good points Susan B. People are lazy, stupid, not very creative, inpatient, etc. Also, people just like to buy. Ebay is a great example of people overpaying & buying dumb things. Anyway, no disrespect to the designers here. It's great for them if people are willing to buy. For me personally, yes, these are "as easy to make as I think", but these guys were first to market with it, so they are building a name for themselves. Whereas if I made it, that'd be fine for me, but I wouldn't try to sell it & take credit. That wouldn't be fair. All in all, I guess I just enjoy hearing answers to rhetorical questions. :) Good points Susan B. People are lazy, stupid, not very creative, inpatient, etc. Also, people just like to buy. Ebay is a great example of people overpaying & buying dumb things. Anyway, no disrespect to the designers here. It’s great for them if people are willing to buy. For me personally, yes, these are “as easy to make as I think”, but these guys were first to market with it, so they are building a name for themselves. Whereas if I made it, that’d be fine for me, but I wouldn’t try to sell it & take credit. That wouldn’t be fair. All in all, I guess I just enjoy hearing answers to rhetorical questions. :)

]]> By: Susan B http://www.contemporist.com/2009/05/29/scrap-lights-by-graypants/#comment-195678 Susan B Sat, 30 May 2009 20:14:26 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4392#comment-195678 Why are there so many coffee shops when people can just easily make their own? Why do millions of people buy bottled water every day when water from a tap is free? The answer to your question is that people are not going to make their own, because: 1. People are lazy. 2. They're probably not as easy to make as you think. Why are there so many coffee shops when people can just easily make their own?

Why do millions of people buy bottled water every day when water from a tap is free?

The answer to your question is that people are not going to make their own, because:

1. People are lazy.

2. They’re probably not as easy to make as you think.

]]> By: Los CA http://www.contemporist.com/2009/05/29/scrap-lights-by-graypants/#comment-195663 Los CA Sat, 30 May 2009 16:47:09 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4392#comment-195663 My only question is: what stops anyone from making their own lamp like this at home? Kind of hard to sell them when they can be made so easily by anyone. My only question is: what stops anyone from making their own lamp like this at home? Kind of hard to sell them when they can be made so easily by anyone.

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