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Lifestyle and income are so often intertwined. He's carrying his laptop because it's his livelihood. He's working out of a coffee shop because he can't afford a
by kennywinker 14y ago
Lifestyle and income are so often intertwined. He's carrying his laptop because it's his livelihood. He's working out of a coffee shop because he can't afford an office. Etc.
- kaoD 14y agoThat would only apply if he's homeless or his job requires him to carry one. Otherwise, desktop PCs are cheaper and easier to repair (that's why I avoid laptops and work at home). Of course each case is special, but his post is quite narrow-minded in that sense: it's mostly applicable to his lifestyle. Most of my poor friends don't hoard, primarily because they can't even afford a place to put that stuff (try cluttering a 40 square meters flat where you live with your parents, a dog and a parrot)...