Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
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Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#2I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?
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Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#4It's sort of a big Prisoner's Dilemma situation: What's best for me is for everyone else to be a spendthrift (for the sake of the economy) while I myself behave frugally and prudently.
Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#5Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037166
Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#6I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?
I haven't bought a new phone or computer for more than 5 years now. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything.
Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#7I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?
My company will buy me a new phone and laptop every year if I want. My laptop is from 2022 and my phone from 2021.
They work fine. Any performance boost isn't worth setting up a new device.
Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#8If I need a personal laptop or server, I get refurbished. I've done that for years.
Re: Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
#9I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?
Won't someone think of the economy? ! These people with perfectly serviceable devices a ruining it for everybody else.