UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square301fedilinkarrow-up1792arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1792arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square301fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squaresylverstream@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI agree it could be better. But there’s nothing I can do about it so I’ve learnt to not get upset by such things. I can’t get upset by everything.
minus-squarezzzzz@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoFair, but I’m just saying, we can still catagorize upsetting things as upsetting, even if, personally, we’ve achieved equanimity with respect to our inability to effect any immediate change.
I agree it could be better. But there’s nothing I can do about it so I’ve learnt to not get upset by such things. I can’t get upset by everything.
Fair, but I’m just saying, we can still catagorize upsetting things as upsetting, even if, personally, we’ve achieved equanimity with respect to our inability to effect any immediate change.
Agreed, well said :)