Stuff & Architectural Anthropology

I hate stuff. Why? Why do we need a new computer every 3 years? Such a waste. I'm one of those people who would rather wait till things die and then get a new one. While I have them I take the best care of them possible and then I'm excited to get a new one. Unfortunately my husband isn't that way. My husband would rather get something new every year at the very least. This year it's an I-Pad, computer and camera. Noted that he already has a computer and a perfectly awesome DSL camera. It's just the act of getting the stuff that "makes him feel like a man". I'm not a big shopper ... at all ... so I just don't get it.

I feel like I've written about this already but I don't seem to be able to find it. Architectural anthropology is an interesting subject, even from how people react to it. Architects love it, they completely understand the idea that they create buildings based on culture and based on ideas therefore buildings must affect people in some way as they are all different and we spend our entire lives in them. However for an anthropologist the idea is completely foreign and the reaction I get every single time is "oh, space, I don't think that's a good idea" or "i know nothing about that." It's a complete conversation killer. Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to approach the career. Getting a masters in architecture doesn't teach me enough about people, but getting a masters in anthropology means I surround myself by "non-believers". I seem to be trying it from the anthropology view first, we'll see what happens.