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Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
- pmdulaney 9mo agoIt'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.
- ChrisArchitect 9mo agoPreviously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037166 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037166
- pickledonions49 9mo agoI think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?
- measurablefunc 9mo agoI 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.
- smt88 9mo agoMy 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.
- delaminator 9mo agoWon't someone think of the economy? ! These people with perfectly serviceable devices a ruining it for everybody else.
- onetokeoverthe 9mo ago[dead]
- bediger4000 9mo agoIf I need a personal laptop or server, I get refurbished. I've done that for years.