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I have committed to not buying anything new. Almost everything I have, aside from gifts I receive from people who overlook my preference, is second-hand. It i
by forgotmypw17 4y ago
I have committed to not buying anything new.
Almost everything I have, aside from gifts I receive from people who overlook my preference, is second-hand.
It is called freeganism, and it helps me feel less complicit in the shaving down of our own biome into things which are thrown away.
In a country with massive abundance, there is more than enough secondhand stuff to go around.
I wish it to become less acceptable (or more workaroundable) for devices like Apple's to become locked forever just because their owner has locked them.
I also have a "hobby" of looking for homes and owners for things which I find. I have found it to be rewarding.
- valleyer 4y agoI have bought and sold secondhand Apple devices (Macs and iPhones) many times without problem. What are you basing your comment there on? Yes, as an anti-theft measure, the seller has to explicitly log out of the device before transferring it. Erasing the device prompts you to do this. Apple has many, many faults, but I don't see this as one of them.
- forgotmypw17 4y agoThe problem is that most people do not log out of their device when they discard it. And as long as the device is linked to its iCloud device, it is forever locked and cannot ever be used again.