> then we'd be generating gigatonnes more e-waste than we do currently and burning even more billions of tonnes of hydrocarbons just to transport bytes. Streaming is pure solarpunk.
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And before you go trying to defend the outrageous prices nowadays because of said innovation just remember it costs pennies for companies to make devices these days that they are charging thousands of dollars for all because of shareholders, and greed.
jul 28, 2025, 1:00 pm • 1 0 • view
Oh the biggest scam going is paying €1,000 more for the same model with €100 extra RAM and €100 extra storage installed. Every Apple product, every Surface product, every smartphone is a total rip.
jul 28, 2025, 1:05 pm • 2 0 • view
Exactly
jul 28, 2025, 1:19 pm • 1 0 • view
I was talking about how nothing lasts anymore. Even the simplest things break way too easily and are way too expensive to justify the cost of constantly having to replace them. Sure technology as a whole has improved but build quality and therefore the longevity of such tech has plummeted.
jul 28, 2025, 12:52 pm • 0 0 • view