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  • chisel@piefed.socialtoTechnology@lemmy.zipHow Do The Normal People Survive?
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    4 days ago

    How do nornal people survive? I have the answers!

    Power bank stopped charging? Throw it out and buy a newer better one for $15.

    Face seal aging? Buy a new one for $25.

    Garage door opener not pairing to your fob? Play around with it a little and if that doesn’t work, contact support and make it their problem.

    I’d argue it’s faster, cheaper, and easier to solve all of those issues the “normie” way. Maybe with the exception of the garage door. The equipment to do this costs, in some cases, a lot of money and even enthusiasts are unlikely to have the spare parts necessary to do a lot of this stuff just laying around.

    Like, in the battery example, the author replaces the actual battery part and just keeps the shell. It’s really not that different from just buying a new one if you’re replacing basically the only part of the gadget. And how many people have a working (I’m guessing) 10k mAh battery just lying around that isn’t already in a powerbank?

    Tinkering and fixing stuff like this is a really great hobby. It’s fun, you get to learn new things, play with cool tools, and be less wasteful. However, let’s not pretend like it’s necessary for survival or even the optimal way to handle most situations.










  • That’s not the bet. It’s a frivolous lawsuit with no chance at succeeding.

    They’re either betting that defending it would cost more than $25M, that a bribe will bring them favor, or, more likely, accepting that the cost of doing business in Mein Dönald’s America is to periodically pay large baseless “fines” at the whim of a dementia patient.