It is difficult for me to think of one singular piece of technology that has become obsolete. So many technologies that I grew up with have been thrown aside and forgotten. The first technology that popped into my head when I thought about obsolete technology was the VCR. I remember growing up and watching movies on VCRs. I remember having to rewind them when you were done, the gray static lines that would race across the screen when paused, and the slight mechanical hum that would come out through the VCR player. This technology became obsolete due to advancements in other technologies that displayed video, such as the DVD and Blu-Ray. I believe that improvement is inevitable and innovation and change will always be rampant in our society. This is not a bad thing. We as people love to cling to our nostalgia and the memory of how things were, but if it weren’t for advancements we’d still be watching movies in 240p. VCR couldn’t have survived in today’s culture. If VCR were the only option to watch videos at home, people would be streaming movies from computers or tablets or phones. The market simply would not support a sub par version of something else we have.