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It's not about about having "nice things" or affordability for me. I try to minimize upgrades mainly out of concern for e-waste and other externalities of manuf
by smolder 3y ago
It's not about about having "nice things" or affordability for me. I try to minimize upgrades mainly out of concern for e-waste and other externalities of manufacture, and because setting up the environment on new hardware is a time sink. Picking appropriate hardware for a use case is also part of that. I won't buy a threadripper workstation to game & watch YouTube on, for instance. It's okay to be passionate about responsible spending, too.
- toast0 3y ago> and because setting up the environment on new hardware is a time sink If you replace your laptop, don't you just restore a backup and you're ready to go? Wipe the old machine and sell it and you're net the same amount of ewaste.
- smolder 3y agoEssentially, yes, I'd transfer the account or restore from backup, but depending on the hardware change there may be other yak shaving to do. I don't believe putting a used laptop on the market is necessarily cutting down e-waste in the same way as not purchasing one, though you make a good point.