And looking for reasons to buy new versions of things: phones, laptops, gaming devices, etc. Bonus points if they're on the edge of not being able to afford it at all.

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    knowing how to look things up and sift through the gradually-enshittifying internet for instructions is a skill in and of itself these days

    every piracy forum has so many posts that are just "i followed this 9 year old youtube tutorial with single digit views, and is my console bricked?"

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Sure it's a skill, but it's a skill they should have been developing for the last 20 years