I really wish people wouldn’t mod old hardware that can never be replaced with new hardware that will have a significantly shorter shelf life. Particularly give

I really wish people wouldn’t mod old hardware that can never be replaced with new hardware that will have a significantly shorter shelf life. Particularly given how affordable 3D printing has become where you could render your own retro looking case without destroying any existing hardware. I mean I have no issue with back light mods which takes the original and improves it subtly and without taking any essence away from the original hardware design. But I’ve seen so many people rip perfectly serviceable innards of retro systems just to shove a Raspberry Pi in its shell. Then 6 months after the mod when the hacker is bored with his or her creation, the bastardised console ends up in the junk heap because nobody wants it anymore. Meanwhile the stockpile for original parts becomes evermore scarce.