• ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    When I bought a new phone for GrapheneOS, I wanted to see if the new Pixel model was worth it, as mine was EOL. Many reviewers made comments about it being weird not buying a new 600 € phone every single year.

    Then I checked some statistics from my local national bank. I calculated that the average resident in my country was in debt with 24,000 € and had about 3,000€ on hand.

    Genuine question: how is capitalism supposed to continue?

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    8 days ago

    I just pulled a 20yo laptop out of storage and put Linux Mint on it because I was bored. Wifi and USB ports are slow as molasses in winter, but works fine otherwise.

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    8 days ago

    Me (salaried people but living in this economy): Yay! Finally I can afford the old devices