Does your assessment assume that you cannot fix it yourself?
Fixing things is nearly always cheaper than buying new unless the base assumption is you cannot perform it yourself and have to rely on a third party.
Repair services are often not even available because the margins would be so low. So, to answer your question of how we got here is because of Capitalism.
Now you have a new feature required on your next one if you can’t already do it.
Turning off the sound of my microwave was an ability I was not aware I had. It’s so small of a thing but amazing.
Definitely don’t buy them.
Flip the entire stack upside down and walk away.
Real question but when does a two lane street become a highway?
That is not what I was suggesting. It was more like oh yeah, this happens all the time no worries…
Come to find out Hertz removes the OEM installed lock nuts on each vehicle, which was starting to me. I realize there are ways to around that quickly, but why remove a simple barrier like this?
The other thing I figured out is why all hotels don’t monitor their parking lots… That is what really pissed me off.
I’ve had all of my wheels stolen before. That was an awkward teams meeting, explaining why I was not there in person. The photographs I sent into the chat made it more entertaining though.
I think the weirdest part was how nonchalant that Hertz rep was about the situation. Because this shit happens all the time
Again? Lol just do it
Lmao, go away little man.
Yes, I pasted the text in my prior comment.
Not much to it
“A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.
The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas.
“A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for,” SpaceX said in a statement on the social platform X.
CEO Elon Musk ’s SpaceX said there were no hazards to nearby communities. It asked people not to try to approach the site.”
The company said it is working with local officials to respond to the explosion.
Seems like you are okay with the mass killing of innocent people and are simply projecting.
You don’t have to be an extremist to hate them…
Fuck Israel.
Either they edited their post or…
Editorialized titles distract from the content. There’s enough crazy ass shit happening globally that the added sensationalism isn’t necessary.
Either way, maybe calm down a bit lmao.
Just remove it.
People who do this shit are actively making this place worse.
Not sure where you’re finding this battery price but I’m guessing it’s much cheaper than that.
I repair just about anything. Sometimes just for the challenge. Electronics are much easier than most realize.
The one thing that causes a barrier for most is the proper tools. “Proprietary” screws are a small toolkit away from just being a regular screw…
You could give the make and model of your laptop and I could send you links to buy anything and everything you need. I’d be willing to bet that tools and parts would be substantially less than buying a new laptop.
Caveat being if it’s a budget bin low spec laptop from a non reputable brand. If it was extremely cheap and cheaply made brand new, I’ll concede your point. Will say it’s still cheaper to fix, but at a certain point it doesn’t make sense to fix something that’s borderline unusable even new (outdated). That is assuming you don’t want to install Linux lol.