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> There isn't much of a point to all that I've typed out besides some personal nostalgia. There is a very real point: as a society, we don't really need new co
by rakoo 3y ago
> There isn't much of a point to all that I've typed out besides some personal nostalgia.
There is a very real point: as a society, we don't really need new computers. Some people want new ones, because games, video editing, the usual suspects, but for a large majority of us, including developers, we don't actually need more. Computers from ~5 years ago are enough. Computers with processing power of ~5 years ago are enough.
If that aspect could be more widely spread, maybe we wouldn't have such a frenzy over always new stuff and be content with the old, and have an actual, real impact on climate change, on exploited countries and minors, on pollution. We need to be developing software towards old computers, not new computers. The older the better.
- bcrosby95 3y agoNo no, consume! Think of the shareholders!
- prpl 3y agothere's a name for that: consumer durable goods. Computers (and even phones) are just transitioning into that category.
- freeAgent 3y agoUnfortunately, part of the problem people run into is software/security updates. Microsoft cut off a bunch of PCs from circa 2017 with Windows 11 (though Win10 is still getting updates for now). Google has cut off security patches for machines that were still sold new just a few years ago (and through some vendors...still sold "new" today!). Apple also cuts off updates for sufficiently old PCs. Basically, unless the average person figures out how to install Linux, and it suits their needs, their computers still have a finite shelf life due to software support.