Stop releasing new devices that are worse and/or much more expensive.
this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2025
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I have a Skylake box that still functions perfectly.
Yes, there's more power draw then I'd prefer, but why would I upgrade when I use nix and don't game?
I always have a spare phone on hand, because I literally use my phones until they no longer turn on.
Again, I don't game, and Pixel's have an active ROM community and long-term updates, why would I upgrade any earlier than that?
Perfectly happy with my iPhone 14 Pro Max, which has better build quality than the current offering, and my half decade old Surface Book Pro (running Linux, naturally) -- also built like a tank. When I need extra compute or storage, my NAS and home server await. For really serious stuff, I can always fire up an EC2 instance. Propping up the economy through consumerism is not my concern. This feels like a sponsored piece, akin to all of those articles after COVOD exhorting us to go back to the office full time.
Yeah, I mean, it came up from my phone company lately, and I didn't see a point in changing yet. My phone is fine, the battery is the only thing that could be a bit better.
That collar round your neck? Silicon Valley. They are the overseers. The technocrats are kings, and your friends and family won't think another second about it. You lost privacy. Your lives are surveilled and sold on the market. Your splitting hairs over minutia and stupid fights over anything but regaining civilian autonomy over your life and data pleases them. More distractions are coming everyday in the distribution channels they control.
I'm still on my iPhone 12 Pro (most up to date currently on the market is 17 pro). Updated from a 10 but probably didn't need to (someone wanted my soon to be old phone). Upgraded to 10 from a 6 Plus only because I broke the camera. I think the last time I was on 1-2 year update cycle was around iPhone 5.
For me, I think once storage got to 128+ (iphone 6 onward), it became easier to hold on to the phone since storage didn't feel as limiting. Like I can take pictures and pretty much not have to delete anything to make room to use the phone/camera.
capitalists hate this one thing!
Technology is hardly worth the bother these days. It's jumped the shark.
I think the economy has bigger problems than you not being a good little consumer.
My phone is 5 years old and I'm not giving it up until it's bricked at this point. Shit is just too expensive to upgrade anymore.
People will loosen the purse strings once Trump is gone and stability resumes. If they have any money left after Trump is gone.