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   кину奇诺 (kino@fedi.intkos.link)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 14:30:49 JST кину奇诺

   Getting into modifying and refurbishing/repairing computers.. and really enjoying the concept of limited systems. I don't think I will ever buy a new computer ever again.
   
   I've grown very ideological against consumerism since venturing down this path and seeing just how horrible the consumer market has become manufacturing products designed for failure or obsolescence and completely locking out any possibilities of repairability, upgradability, or modification. It's difficult to really claim "ownership" of a device if you have no ability to do with it as you wish---if it breaks, you can't fix it; If it ages, you can't upgrade it; If you want to change it, you can't. This is all by design, because the free market entities manufacturing these products rather you simply dispose of your old products and buy new ones.
   
   Making good, long-lasting, user-maintainable/upgradable/modifiable products simply isn't profitable. While good for corporations, this practice is inherently anti-consumer, user-unfriendly, and extremely environmentally hostile.

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     Dig Deeper (digdeeper@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 15:09:24 JST Dig Deeper

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     @kino Nice of you to have taken the efficiency pill :D
     
     I daily drive a computer from 2006, just with some more RAM and HDDs that I already had. The big thing for me is that it's perfectly enough. Some people seem to be obsessed with having new stuff even when it's not needed.