One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure

Junkspace is a typology that has spread throughout the modern world faster than any other generation according to Rem Koolhaas. This is a world of single use plastic and and program space. As time goes on we can see things becoming a shell of their former self, being left behind as a monument to the poor quality and single-minded design. However, as time goes on, we see our society changing constantly, adapting to new needs, technologies, and discoveries. With society moving at such a fast pace, the production of the junkspace Koolhaas mentions was a necessity of the culture of the time period. It became very consumeristic, adapting to new technologies and ideas such as interstate highways. The quick devlopment does lead to an issues and more design but that was its purpose. Today, society has changed drastically. We rely heavily on internet for entertainment, work, and information, thus grounding individuals and we are becoming more conscious of our environmental impacts. This shift in focus is beginning to realign us on the focus of quality design (and hopefully something that is designed to last) that can be reused and repurposed for any need. So who's junk is this? Where will society shift its focus in the next generation? Are we designing now for future generations to learn from or dismiss as Koolhaas has dismissed the past?