• Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml
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    45 minutes ago

    Currently using a Galaxy S8 Active I got almost a decade ago, the quick access and volume buttons fell out over the past two years and have been replaced with wads of sealant but it still works and I’ll keep using it till it stops. Fuck the economy.

  • This is good for the environment. I always held on to my devices for as long as possible, and would eventually install GNU+Linux or custom ROMs to keep them secure and updated after the manufacturer drops support.

    Reduce, reuse, recycle.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPM
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      1 hour ago

      Indeed, the whole idea of switching phones and computer every year or two is absolutely insane. And the worst part is that nothing even improves from user perspective. I have a laptop from 2015 I put Linux on, and it flies. It’s as good a daily driver for most tasks as any laptop you could grab today.

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    12 hours ago

    What a dump on consumers not consuming fast enough. It says a lot about our economic world where endless growth is mandatory.

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    13 hours ago

    the ‘economy’ doomed itself when it put profits over customer loyalty, good quality products, repair centers, aftermarket parts, and basically making a product that actually makes their company look good.

    instead, it’s all garbage that easily breaks, cannot be repaired, warranty is void please buy another one and btw it’s got ‘buzzword buzzword’ so it costs more. oh and subscribe on the app to access all the features we sold you on already.

    let the ‘economy’ hurt itself.