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It's interesting and very sad how all the comments seem to ignore completely the positive impact of repairing on the environment :( No wonder why we are in suc

by forty 4y ago

It's interesting and very sad how all the comments seem to ignore completely the positive impact of repairing on the environment :( No wonder why we are in such a bad situation now.

marttt 4y ago
For me, this is one of the main (subconscious) reasons why I stick with old tech for as long as I can. It is really frustrating to imagine a computer I would "throw away" to literally land on a landfill and rot there. In reality, this is not quite how it goes -- some parts get recycled; students in my country (Estonia) are currently refurbishing donated laptops for Ukrainian war refugees, etc. But there still is a lot of electronic waste in junkyards. Thinking about this always makes me feel like a loser -- because I have neither the skills nor the time (nor even the need, considering that I already have all the necessary gear for daily life!) to repair as much of that stuff as I could. Junk is nasty and embarrassing. We have a lot of junk.
- Termitiono 4y ago
  If it's not broken, my stuff goes to ebay. An advantage to buying better hardware in the first place: it will still be worth enough for someone else to buy it from me. I sometimes also donate my stuff and repairing issues before. Like my two last laptops
  - marttt 4y ago
    > An advantage to buying better hardware in the first place: it will still be worth enough for someone else to buy it from me. Yep, a great source of inspiration for this line of thinking: https://forum.thinkpads.com/ https://forum.thinkpads.com/
Termitiono 4y ago
Have you read his hardware specs? I do a lot of things which just wouldn't be possible on his setup at all.
- forty 4y ago
  Well there is a difference between "purchase a computer that is good enough for your needs and keep it as long as it's good enough" (which I assume is the case for OP) and (quoting parent comment) "Buy the best tools you can" (which for some people here would mean purchasing a new phone and a new computer every year).
rhizome31 4y ago
Not very surprising on a tech-focused forum. Most won't bite the hand that feeds them. But look, here we are, you're not alone :)

by forty 4y ago

It's interesting and very sad how all the comments seem to ignore completely the positive impact of repairing on the environment :( No wonder why we are in such a bad situation now.

marttt 4y ago

For me, this is one of the main (subconscious) reasons why I stick with old tech for as long as I can. It is really frustrating to imagine a computer I would "throw away" to literally land on a landfill and rot there. In reality, this is not quite how it goes -- some parts get recycled; students in my country (Estonia) are currently refurbishing donated laptops for Ukrainian war refugees, etc. But there still is a lot of electronic waste in junkyards. Thinking about this always makes me feel like a loser -- because I have neither the skills nor the time (nor even the need, considering that I already have all the necessary gear for daily life!) to repair as much of that stuff as I could. Junk is nasty and embarrassing. We have a lot of junk.

Termitiono 4y ago
If it's not broken, my stuff goes to ebay. An advantage to buying better hardware in the first place: it will still be worth enough for someone else to buy it from me. I sometimes also donate my stuff and repairing issues before. Like my two last laptops
- marttt 4y ago
  > An advantage to buying better hardware in the first place: it will still be worth enough for someone else to buy it from me. Yep, a great source of inspiration for this line of thinking: https://forum.thinkpads.com/ https://forum.thinkpads.com/

Termitiono 4y ago

Have you read his hardware specs? I do a lot of things which just wouldn't be possible on his setup at all.

forty 4y ago
Well there is a difference between "purchase a computer that is good enough for your needs and keep it as long as it's good enough" (which I assume is the case for OP) and (quoting parent comment) "Buy the best tools you can" (which for some people here would mean purchasing a new phone and a new computer every year).

rhizome31 4y ago

Not very surprising on a tech-focused forum. Most won't bite the hand that feeds them. But look, here we are, you're not alone :)