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That is what happens when a phone costs more than a desktop computer, or contracts require 50 euros per month just as base price.

Which then require the help of the consumers protection agency to be properly terminated.

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That’s what happens when society prioritizes constant participation in a consumer market.

Personally my iPhone 6 Plus with a new battery is plenty. What more can one get out of the new hardware that is that valuable, other than a dopamine kick that fades?

I’m no Luddite; my education is in computer engineering. I love hardware.

And I’m not saying it’s a personal moral failing. It’s an information war that is being won by big money that have described it just as you did your entire life