Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy (opens in new tab)

(cnbc.com)

6 pointspickledonions493mo ago7 comments

7 comments

If I need a personal laptop or server, I get refurbished. I've done that for years.

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037166

It's sort of a big Prisoner's Dilemma situation: What's best for me is for everyone else to be a spendthrift (for the sake of the economy) while I myself behave frugally and prudently.

pickledonions49OP3mo ago

I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?

measurablefunc3mo ago

I haven't bought a new phone or computer for more than 5 years now. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything.

smt883mo ago

My company will buy me a new phone and laptop every year if I want. My laptop is from 2022 and my phone from 2021.

They work fine. Any performance boost isn't worth setting up a new device.

delaminator3mo ago

Won't someone think of the economy? ! These people with perfectly serviceable devices a ruining it for everybody else.

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