This is the cornerstone of a consumer economy. Planned obsolescence is also part of it, with the “next generation” of whatever becoming the “must have” thing. Consider the styling changes to cars, especially the tail fin wars of the 1950s, or the cell phone market today. My Pixel Pro 6 running Graphene OS completely fills my needs, though it’s 3 generations old.

What could possibly go wrong?

Such a wild car.

My favorite are the old bathtubs stood up and half-buried with statues of the Virgin Mary or Jesus inside.

My question is whether nuclear winter will mitigate the CO2 warming.

I have a Kobo Clara I’m super happy with. Way better than the buggy Kindle I had.

In maybe 1989 my roommate had a computer with a modem and Compuserve. It was cool, but nothing like what came only a few years later when I had a computer with a Netscape browser.

These feel-good dancing videos of Boston Dynamic robots are part of a campaign to shape people’s feeling about what could easily be terrifying murder machines.

I’m “happy I only have to get out of bed to pee once per night” old.

I don’t trust anyone with a red hat. Is Red Hat the MAGA of Linux?

I remember my mother once getting an unfavorable decision in court (civil trial) and faked crying in court to attempt to reverse the decision.

That’s called a “pity ploy” or “pity play” and is commonly used by narcissists and sociopaths to manipulate people to get their own way.

It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.

The narwal bacons at midnight.

Save your effort. They don’t give a shit about their userbase. Reddit is done.

Actually, if you buy a Pixel, you need to get the “google edition” version, which google sells directly. If you’re buying used, specifically search for the “google edition” version. I have a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphine OS and I love it. It’s not difficult to install.