Obsolescence in my life

Throughout my life I have experienced quite a bit of obsolescence, but the one that I think I have experienced the most is cell phones. I have had a cell phone since I started driving at age 16. We have a 2 year contract with Alltel so every 2 years I get to renew my contract and upgrade my phone. The phone could be working perfectly fine, but I want a newer and better one! Sometimes my phone has broken and I have had to get a new one before the contract is up. That cost money but I got a new phone so the other phone became obsolete. Many people experience this. I don't know many people that don't have cell phones. If it is time for an upgrade they get a newer, more stylish phone. It has to work well and have a lot of features or people don't really want to buy them.
This obsolescence isn't always a bad thing though. Technology is always changing and it is usually better when it changes. Cell phones have really advanced over time. Most cell phones these days have internet, email, cameras, etc. People like these features on their phones because it is always there when they need it. It's "convenient". Americans these days are always looking for easy and convenience in technology. Pretty soon people will be able to do everything from there phone, even their jobs! This is why obsolescence isn't a bad thing.
I have also experienced obsolescence in clothing. My style always changes when there are new fashion trends. The styles that aren't in anymore just sit in my closet or I give them away. They can be perfectly good clothes, but if I don't like them then I don't want them! I buy new 'cooler' looking clothes so I look trendy and fashionable. This is what most young Americans also do. I give my clothes to Salvation Army or Goodwill, so I do not technically throw them away and they may get wore down before they are thrown away, but it is still obsolescence in my eyes.