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What to with old tech and is it worth it being connected to everything every day?
What to do with old tech?
I have several old smarthome devices that are in a box. I’m sure you have them too. Old first gen models from Amazon Alexa speakers, Google Wi-Fi devices, ol...
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@jnv starting to think more about this too, how I can repurpose my old stuff. Permacomputing principles come to mind. https://permacomputing.net/
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@jnv Sounds like keeping it simple is working for you, at a minimum it keeps you connected to those you care about. I've been slowing down on following and buying new tech, too. Now that we see the impact of always getting new, the desire to keep doing it feels toxic.
I still want to be invited to your garage sale, though. I'm within driving distance!
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@cinimodev That’s the thing, buying new is toxic, I’ve always loved being on the bleeding edge. Being ahead of my everyone living in the future.
But after that feeling is over, I am full of regrets spending that money. So now I tell myself to remember that feeling. I get the same toxic feeling of buying used so why not recycle.