The marketing of products for sale in America, is an industry that does a remarkably effective job in getting people to buy all sorts of things, of which, part of the reason why consumers buy such, is the belief, that something newer, or "improved" has to be better than that which came before, thereafter known as being "old" or being outdated. Yet, in point of fact, that which is newer is not always going to be better for a lot of valid reasons. For instance, many good products end up being replaced with something new that notably uses inferior materials of a cheaper construction in order for that manufacturer to stay competitive or to be more profitable or both. That is to say, for instance, robust toys previously made out of wood or metal, have been replaced in modern times with plastic, not because plastic is superior to wood or metal, for it is not, but rather because plastic is both cheaper and more malleable to utilize. So too, processed food, is not typically going to be healthier than whole foods; of which the real reason why there is so much more processed food being marketed today, is because processed food, has a far greater shelf life, lends itself to be transported of far greater distances, and is, ultimately, significantly cheaper to manufacture than whole food.
Additionally, one of the things that new products, almost by definition, do not represent, is that they have not yet stood the test of time, of which, sometimes that testing of time, needs to be conducted over a very long period of time, so as to accurately ascertain the long term effects of such, good or bad. It logically so follows that products that have been created generations ago, which are still relevant, are therefore prime examples of products that have stood the test of time, and are therefore known thoroughly for what they are, hence, such as being marketed and sold represents truth in marketing. So then, that which is new needs to be far more often weighed fairly against that which has proven its value and merit, and has endured the real world, as compared to the often meek acceptance by the public, that new always somehow trumps over that which is old.
It is often a mistake to simply throw out the old for the new, especially when the cost effectiveness of the old as well as the utility of such, is quite good; of which, anytime such is basically done for no other real reason other than the opportunity for "new" profits to be made by private enterprise; this signifies, in effect, that what has been presently created for the general public is typically a lesser good to replace that which was already functionally sound. In fact, part of the problem with so many of today's new products, is that those that have created them, have deliberately done so, in an attempt to create and to corner new markets, by thereby patenting something that has been earmarked as being new, though in substance, it really is not; so that additional profits can be extracted from the general public, under the illusion that what is now being sold, is newer and therefore better, when in reality, it is not.