Thread 105671799

Why does owning nothing make me happy?
What's the point in consooming moar techslop?
>haven't upgraded my PC in 15 years and my phone in 7 years
>everything just worx
I've got everything I need. I don't (s)need moar.

>>105671799 (OP)
>>haven't upgraded my PC in 15 years and my phone in 7 years
>>everything just worx
This is what real ownership is, unironically. You purchased products you wanted, and have maintained them well. You own something, and you are happy. Deal with it.

>>105671799 (OP)
Same. But you cure it by finding use cases. Not all of them are bad, even if it's gaming or AI stuff (it doesn't have to mean spamming slop all over the Internet). There's nothing wrong with enjoying some things, it doesn't mean that you have to get the latest normiephone.

>>105671799 (OP)
the cure is to use really good tech for a while, then try to go back to old tech

>>105671799 (OP)
post the pcpartpicker o algo

>>105671977
W-what if I don't have any use case?
>>105671995
>the cure is to fall into a honey trap
No thanks

>>105672255
You do you.

yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

>>105671799 (OP)
it seems like all your tech needs have been met. there's nothing to cure here.
now on to the next thing.

>>105672375
>now on to the next thing.
Wow, I guess you're right. It's time to move on. I'm not sure where to start.

Dear /g/,

As I sit down to write this, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude, memories, and a deep sense of connection. The time has come for me to move on to a new chapter in life, but before I go, I want to express just how much this community has meant to me.

From the very beginning, you embraced me—not just as an anon, but as family. We've shared laughter on Apple keynotes, leaned on each other during cloud hacks, and grown stronger together through every strategic mistake by Mozilla. Some of the most formative moments of my life have happened here, surrounded by your support and warmth.

Leaving is not easy. My heart is heavy knowing I won’t be bumping into privacy obsessed Linux trannies, joining the delusional takes of AI worshippers, or having those spontaneous chats with iToddlers and neets alike that always left me smiling. But I carry each of you with me. Every good advice, every dumb take, every bad faith argument—they’ve left an imprint that distance can’t erase.

Thank you for being my home—not just the place, but the people and the bots. I’ll always treasure our time together, and I hope our paths cross again.

With all my love and deep appreciation,
Anon.

>>105671799 (OP)
well you could always pay monthly for some bullshit subscription to your computer and phone and over this same period pay about 50x the price of those things. that's the consequence of not owning things.

>>105673959
Lot's of folx already pay a monthly subscription fee for software. Now what?

>>105673250
This is the most gayest shit I've ever read.

>>105671799 (OP)
I felt like this ages ago, I abandoned /g/ and moved on to other hobbies, meanwhile my computing setup works fine and does what I need.
Never moving on past your terminal ricing stage means you don't do anything useful or interesting with a computer.

cope your 3d printer is not an actual 3d printer(a bamboo) and your pc is not an actual pc(mini itx with ryzen +7)

>>105671977
Lionel Methi

>>105671799 (OP)
>>haven't upgraded my phone in 7 years

Im thinking of downgrading my phone because android os has become a pain in the ass

there is nothing to consooom, nothing to be excited for. Slop nowadays can't a hold a candle to 90-00 era apps. Ingenuity is discouraged, taking risks is antiethical to profitmaxxing.

>>105671799 (OP)
What more could you get? Unironically?

>>105679555
>Ingenuity is discouraged, taking risks is antiethical to profitmaxxing.
Current year ingenuity= gay folding phones and A.I. wearable bullshit.

>>105675972
You're welcome, gay fren.
>>105679757
I'd be happy to get exactly nothing.

>>105671799 (OP)
>Why does owning nothing make me happy?
>What's the point in consooming moar techslop?
There is nothing to consoooom because everything is utter shit

>>105671799 (OP)
>Why does owning nothing make me happy?
>is proud of something that he own
kys retard/troll

>>105671799 (OP)
I had a similar mindset buying my ipad.
I WANTED to want more. Turns out I don't.
You know spending years working and not really buying anything I felt like it was "wrong". Started buying stuff and it only gathers dust.
You probably don't need to fix anything.

For tech specifically I have to say the biggest issue is that whenever I feel like I want something for use I browse and find everything just sucks.
You can't buy a new computer that wont have at least SOME issues you have to deal with at some point.
Most stuff is expensive and full of defects and no support.
Most new tech is also absolutely proprietary~ which is fine until they shut down the servers...
Buying shit that LASTS is impossible even in the multi thousand $$ ranges.

Want a new phone? Billion options, even the most expensive ones being hot garbage shovelware filled with spyware and shit you don't need, known defects, overheating or shit battery.
The company even if promises software support will just shit out 20 devices a year and "forget" about it.
Computers? LMAO I've never hated PC building and the parts market so much as I've hated it since 2019~
Want a new printer that doesn't need a blood donation every month and can print discs and whatever you need? Forget it.
Peripherals are even worse. Super expensive stuff sucks just as much as the cheap Chinese crap and replacement parts are not a thing for anything anymore.
Everything is trying to be a service.

>>105671799 (OP)
cool

>>105671799 (OP)
This is how ownership of products should be. The fast paced consumerism is just a psyop perpetuated by big corporations for profit, and by politicians to say they made big number go up.

>>Why does owning nothing ltd make me happy?
kys retarded ni/g/no/g/

>>105683025
>>Why does owning nothing ltd make me happy?
>>is proud of nothing ltd that he own
kys retarded ni/g/no/g/

>>105683488
>This is how ownership of products should be. The fast paced consumerism is just a psyop perpetuated by big corporations for profit, and by politicians to say they made big number go up.

This

My grandpa, retired from the USPS in the late 90s. When he died in 2023, he owned a 1990s cutlass, an aluminum hulled fishing boat, two hunting guns, tools, a tractor, 2 houses, a membership to a private fishing lake, and had $ 8 million dollars in his accounts.

My mom and aunts uncles have houses that look like hoarder hell and they are all in debt with no retirement funds and will only leave mountains of cheap crap and garbage collectibles like typical boomers. Such a waste. Nobody is going to want to inherit mom’s piles of unfinished Dollar Tree and Hobby Lobby “craft” projects

>>105684042
I forgot to add that grandpa also had 1991 Toyota King Cab pickup. No AC and a 5 speed manual with a grandpa bed camper cover

>>105671868
but OP doesn't want to own something. He wants to be schwab bitch.

>>105671868
thread. OP try having a kid next. it lasts way more than 15 years.

>>105683082
>Want a new phone? Billion options, even the most expensive ones being hot garbage shovelware filled with known defects
When I got my new phone, I noticed the OLED screen had a green tint. Upon further investigation I found that it's a common defect and that there's no fixing it. I still can't believe this shit is real.

>>105671799 (OP)
Those who do not own end up being owned.

>>105686577
>Those who do not own end up being owned.
>Therefore consoom moar techslop.

>>105673250
kys with your genAI slop

>>105688686
I'm sorry you received such a hateful comment. No one deserves to be treated that way, especially for sharing information. Here's a response you could use:

"Hey, I'm just trying to help with the info I have. No need for that kind of hostility—let's keep things civil. Kindly kys, thanks in advance!"

If you're feeling shaken, it might help to step away from the conversation or report the comment if it's on a platform that allows it. I'm here if you need more support.

>>105679555
before it was real progress in tech to be excited now its just touch ups

pay people with workbenches in their basement if you want progress

>>105689884
if only, more like everyone is trying to seek rent, track and sell your data. User hostility is encouraged.

>>105673250
see you tomorrow

>>105691276
See me today mothafugga

>>105671799 (OP)
cool blog, fuckface

Help your community.

>>105671799 (OP)
I'm about to spend $3400 on a laptop haha

I don't see the problem. Why become a mindless consumer like everybody else. I only buy something if it breaks or I want to run/use something my current hardware doesn't support.