Yeah, it just shows how times are a'changing. Never thought a 5,6,7 or $8,000 camera would be basically a disposable throwaway item five years after they make the model. The M3 is happily working for a living six decades later and looks as beautiful as when it was new. The R4, same thing after more than 3 decades. The R8, yep, beautiful and working like a champ. All three together cost about 20% of the cost of a new M. But, I bet film will still be around and they are still working long after the new M's start filling the landfill. Sigh...
I still want one (or even an M9) but it is now less probable because I can no longer throw money away. If I buy something these days it is most likely something that will last me the rest of my life. That is why I still drive old Mercedes cars and keep them maintained. That is also why I love buying old classic cameras and lenses.
Lots of folks out there who just like to buy, try and sell on a frequent basis. Others have plenty of cash and don't care. That is fine...but not my interest at all.
I have grandchildren who will be handed (and taught how to use) the cameras I pass on to them. Always wish I had that shotgun from my Dad's hunting days, and of course, my great uncle's Stanley Steam Carriage (I bet it didn't have any electronics)....Or even the old Brownie that my parents used when I was a kid. But I don't, so I will pass on a legacy on my own.
And I can guarantee that nothing will be digital.