Here we go again. The idea that, at least in the realm of digital goods or IoT devices, we no longer own what we’ve bought has been a long-running theme here at Techdirt. While the practice o…
  • greengnu@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    I just don’t get why people buy a stationary bike for more money than a real bike and a cycle charger setup with a raspberry PI

    • peppers_ghost@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      4 days ago

      probably because the average person doesn’t want to tinker with shit and would rather it just work out of the box

      • greengnu@slrpnk.net
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        4 days ago

        fair, it is amazing how unwilling to repair shit people have become. It is like the 80s/90s computer junk cycle has spread into all other products.