The Next Gadget Syndrone

The next gadget syndrone.

Perhaps its universal - hobbiests and professionals alike. In todays world, everything new is hot, and everything old is hotter! And as I learned with my hard earned new setup (15 foot domed theater with new projector mounting, which took over 2 years), the moment we attain it we want more. Is this the spirit that drove the settlers 'cross those mountains'... over that next hill? I've read where as settlers moved west in search of newer bigger better lands, the ones who followed in their footsteps simply took over the abandoned cabins, farms etc .. is that what we do, we take over someone elses dream because theyve moved on? Our dream is to live their old dream

So theres always a next gadget perhaps. Our wives may be supportive, they may not. We are never really done, and perhaps its better that way. The journey, not the destination? What I like about home planetariums though is we can tinker endlessly at any level - we might yearn after that 32 foot dome or that incredibly exotic antique spitz projector, and sometimes we can obtain them - gitter done .. but we can also strive at incredibly small levels to tweak an exit sign in our theater - to point a star a bit to the west . To try and develop something simple but inspiring to kids.. Theres always the next hill. Even in comfortable retirement I dont think home planetarians will ever be completely satisfied.

And thats part of the thrill.