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You know, some people would consider that flirting. Also, wear a mouthguard, I guess.

Hey, everything in moderation, including moderation

That looks very unhealthy. I want it.

Depends where you are, seems to be a pretty US-based thing. Here it is all weird stuff.

Wasn't that semi-standard to build large, sturdy buildings just some years ago? I swear "concrete with wood pattern etched on" was the background to all my high school memories.

As I said, if 4k and high settings is worth the investment for you, sure, go for it, treat yourself. I am in no position to preach about ascetic life or anything. Eat out, go on holidays, buy a new gaming PC, life is short.

I cannot seem to find numbers on GPUs in particular, only marketing or AI bullshit "articles". But smartphones seem to have a replacement cycle in western countries ranging from 1.5-3 years, depending on who you ask. And that is average, meaning that for every weirdo like me, who keeps their phones until they break, there are around three people who get a new phone every year.

That sounds pretty insane to me. Sure, new products are better. But I don't want to own a better product. I want to play games, or in the case of smartphones, chat and doom-scroll on the go.

I mean, if a slight increase in visual fidelity is worth a couple hundred (if not thousand) bucks every year or two to you, then sure, treat yourself. But I don't see the need to buy a slightly faster thing every year that basically will do the same as the old. And that's before mentioning the resources used up for producing soon-to-be-ewaste or software bloat.

It is always the same story, cars, phones, computers, smart fridges, clothes... companies try to push people to buy the shiny new thing for obvious reasons. Companies trying to build products that last get out-competed. The line must go up.

I disagree on one point: the job of the education system is not to produce new workers, but to produce citizens. If I were I charge, I would force all stem students to take humanities courses. We have enough narrow-minded tech Bros.

We really need to get rid of this line-go-up mentality, because it translates directly into tech companies telling you to buy something new every few months. Phones, GPUs... Every time they can push for shorter replacement cycles, they will. Good on you to not cave in to the pressure, my 1050Ti still runs as great as day one for the games that I play since day one.

I have no idea. I was a bit of the unwashed teenager when I was, like, 14, but I pretty quickly pivoted around to showering in the morning. And using deo if I had to work in a crowded office. I think a lot of that was peer group: if you see all people around you take a bit of care, you start doing it too.

Man... you look at one cool VW or tank video, and it instantly assumes you are a hardcore nazi. The fuck is happening there. This is why we lose to the right wingers.

I did. Went hiking with a guy I met in an online game that turned out to live nearby. Pretty nice dude, I have to do that again some day.

The thing is, you never know. FBI agent? Serial murderer? Normal person?