The rule of 95%. It's funny how you realise some things when you
turn around to reach for your phone.
A phone that's
charging on a wire just short of perfect length. That's how it is with the
world, everything we buy, everything that is 'made' for 'people'. It's
never exactly enough. Things always come up short, but just that little
bit.
Have you noticed
that the phone charging cable is always 5% too short? Well, for most of
us. Especially the new crop of phones. Turns out my old phone had a
charging cable close to twice as long, but the phone itself was 50% less
capable, let alone 5%.
It's the case with
everything. You can't have something perfect. There's a compromise. Your car
may have Bluetooth, fancy LED lighting, but pathetic attention to detail
in terms of safety could cost you when you least expect it. Good
head-restraints and safety belts are what will save you in the event of
something as 'petty' as a 30 km/h rear-end impact; not those fancy lights.
Television sets,
audio systems - there's always something missing. And, it's not that you can't
have the extra, you can, only it will cost you, and rather dearly. That's
where the money comes in.
Some metaphors you
can get lost in and lose track of reality.
