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by DanI-S 5526 days ago
As much as I agree with you about 'disposable computing', he's not really advocating disposing of the computer - he's selling it to somebody else. In the process, he's allowing somebody who couldn't otherwise afford it to buy a long-lasting machine like yours.

It may even be true that he's helping the environment by allowing more people to buy longer lasting machines.

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> he's allowing somebody who couldn't otherwise afford it to buy a long-lasting machine like yours.

Only very slightly. He's selling it for almost the same price he bought it for, but happens to have a student discount that makes it 15% cheaper.