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yeah, but "author realizes they have no substantial computing needs because they only word-process" isn't a particularly interesting article. like boss you can

• kelnos 3y ago
  > "author realizes they have no substantial computing needs because they only word-process" isn't a particularly interesting article That's not really the point of the article, though. The point is that there are a lot of people with similarly non-computationally-intensive needs who still nonetheless buy a new laptop every few years. If more people would realize what the author has realized, they'd not only save money, but reduce e-waste and the need for quite as much new laptop manufacturing. > and since it's not applicable to the userbase here you're gonna get discussion on why it's not applicable. I think that says more about the bubbles HN users live in, and their inability to think outside those bubbles, than anything else. Kinda unfortunate. I would be much more interested in discussing why so many people with modest computing needs think they need a new laptop every few years (advertising, probably), and how this might be changed.