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   Tinker ☀️ (tinker@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:05:15 JST Tinker ☀️

   Mua-hahahaha!!!

   Yes. Yes that's right.

   Down with the consumer economy of built-in obsolescence, disposable tech, and subscriptions.

   Up with Right to Repair, Permacomputing, Library and Share Economies!

   (Also trollololol on "device hoarding" and "costing economy {sic})

   https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/how-device-hoarding-by-americans-is-costing-economy.html

   #solarPunk #rightToRepair #permacomputing #libraryEconomy

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     Tinker ☀️ (tinker@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:05:13 JST Tinker ☀️

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     • benji_w

     @benji_w - They end with blaming individuals on not buying the latest. Its a weird thing where they are claiming an individual keeping their phone affects businesses with loss of productivity for using "slow" devices.

     I think all the folks espousing what we would consider positives is lost on the author as they try to use it as evidence that these people are hurting the economy.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:05:13 JST Rich Felker

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     • benji_w

     @tinker @benji_w If it affects businesses, fuck yeah.

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     benji_w (benji_w@aus.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:05:14 JST benji_w

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     @tinker The headline sucks, but most of the article seems to be focused on making things repairable or upgradeable (instead of outright replacement),
     and that when people work on slower devices that can suck for productivity,
     rather than mostly "Tech Companies Need Your Money To Survive."

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     Rachel Rawlings (linuxandyarn@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:06:40 JST Rachel Rawlings

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     • benji_w

     @tinker @benji_w If work wants me to have a faster phone, work can fucking buy it for me. I've also used this argument to insist I'm not putting Microsoft Authenticator on anything I own.

     (And when I clock out it will be turned off or going airport mode. Sleep well, helpdesk.)

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 10:06:40 JST Rich Felker

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     • Rachel Rawlings
     • benji_w

     @LinuxAndYarn @tinker @benji_w LMAO they want employees to run work stuff on their personal devices? Get fucked. That's a losing move for both parties and should never be on the table.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 11:41:34 JST Rich Felker

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     • Rachel Rawlings
     • benji_w

     @LinuxAndYarn @tinker @benji_w I wouldn't even accept that. That kinda app is designed for MDM shit, and I don't trust Google or Apple not to quietly add permission for their app to wipe your device. Or trick you to grant that permission with dark patterns. Or just spy on it.

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     Rachel Rawlings (linuxandyarn@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 11:41:35 JST Rachel Rawlings

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     • Rich Felker
     • benji_w

     @dalias @tinker @benji_w They're only requiring it as a 2fa app, but I was willing to use Duo to secure both work and personal stuff. I'm not doing that with Mickeysoft.