> how much money goes to waste. Eh, it doesn't go to waste, it goes to other people. > Being a techie poor teachs you to be careful about this decisions, but

> how much money goes to waste. Eh, it doesn't go to waste, it goes to other people. > Being a techie poor teachs you to be careful about this decisions, but people seem perfectly fine to be locked in and just buy new stuff every time. Yes, this is a big one! Ever since I got into hardware as a hobby I can repair many more devices with a 3D-printed part or replacing a burnt component, now I'm horrified at how often people will just get a new device. Repair shops should be more common, and repair should be easier, as that is truly wasting money (because you're throwing away a usually perfectly usable device that just needs a bit of repair).