> it forces you to understand how such a central concept of our era just works and how you, as a human being, have the power to make it work as long as possible

> it forces you to understand how such a central concept of our era just works and how you, as a human being, have the power to make it work as long as possible It does no such thing. Instead it tricks someone into thinking that buying a used laptop is impactful when it absolutely truly isn’t. It lets them feel good about the many truly awful decisions they make on a daily basis. If a person thinks that buying a used anything is how we “make it work as long as possible” they are sorely mistaken. It’s like thinking a guy sticking an oar in the water is going to slow the Titanic. Yes, technically the Titanic has slowed down by a minute amount but the icebergs not going to notice the difference. > What's the point of preserving this planet if the humanity is going to die in the next 100 years? This is a great question and one we’re seeing play out right now. I don’t think the timeline is as short as 100 years but life 250 years from now is going to be absolutely awful. Personally, I don’t care one bit. I’ll be dead and I’m not adding more people to the mess. But if someone does care and they’re having kids, they need to do a helluva lot more than teach them to buy used laptops.