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That is strange policy. The machine may never die, there are Commodore 64's that still work. One should use the machine while it enables an efficient workflow.

That is strange policy. The machine may never die, there are Commodore 64's that still work. One should use the machine while it enables an efficient workflow. As soon as it doesn't, and there are those that do for a reasonable price, one should switch. Anything else is equal to wasting time, which is obviously a bad thing. This is highly contextual. I do drive 20 years old car but it is great, I almost never maintain it, it gets me from A to B in the same time as new cars and in given city landscape is equally safe. Buying a new car would be total waste of money AND time now. Contrary, I can replace phone or headphones within a year if there are annoying things that make me lose time.

rramadass 3y ago
You have misunderstood my comment. I wrote until they die/become unusable; so your sentiment "One should use the machine while it enables an efficient workflow. As soon as it doesn't, and there are those that do for a reasonable price, one should switch" is implicit here. The "workflow" varies from machine to machine. For example; 1) Nexus 10 - battery replaced and being used a a ebook reader. 2) iPad (very old) - watch Youtube videos, surf and read iBooks. 3) Dell Inspiron laptop (2008) - Linux machine. 4) iPhone 4 - battery replaced, Stream music to a old Jawbone jambox bluetooth speaker. The sound is actually excellent, probably the iPhone4 DSP/DAC is very good. 5) Macbook Pro (2008) - Regularly used until a few years ago when it died. Needs to be repaired. 6) iMac 27-inch (mid-2010) - Was my main work machine until last year when it died. Needs to be repaired. 7) Surface Pro 1st gen (2012) - My only current usable machine. 8) Pixel 2 - My current phone. As you can see any old device can be very well repurposed for some specific use. One should not get sucked into the "consumerist mindset" pushed by external forces but always think about needs/wants, financial burden and environmental effects. This has always been my policy with everything be it cars/furniture/shoes/clothing/electronics/etc. i.e use everything to the fullest until they die/become unusable.

rramadass 3y ago

You have misunderstood my comment. I wrote until they die/become unusable; so your sentiment "One should use the machine while it enables an efficient workflow. As soon as it doesn't, and there are those that do for a reasonable price, one should switch" is implicit here. The "workflow" varies from machine to machine. For example; 1) Nexus 10 - battery replaced and being used a a ebook reader. 2) iPad (very old) - watch Youtube videos, surf and read iBooks. 3) Dell Inspiron laptop (2008) - Linux machine. 4) iPhone 4 - battery replaced, Stream music to a old Jawbone jambox bluetooth speaker. The sound is actually excellent, probably the iPhone4 DSP/DAC is very good. 5) Macbook Pro (2008) - Regularly used until a few years ago when it died. Needs to be repaired. 6) iMac 27-inch (mid-2010) - Was my main work machine until last year when it died. Needs to be repaired. 7) Surface Pro 1st gen (2012) - My only current usable machine. 8) Pixel 2 - My current phone. As you can see any old device can be very well repurposed for some specific use. One should not get sucked into the "consumerist mindset" pushed by external forces but always think about needs/wants, financial burden and environmental effects. This has always been my policy with everything be it cars/furniture/shoes/clothing/electronics/etc. i.e use everything to the fullest until they die/become unusable.