I already have. Long before the threat of tariffs. I shop thrift stores, yard sales, and social media markets. I go to electronics recyclers and find perfectly good laptops that just need an OS installed.
I’ve had the same phone since 2017, and the same car for 10+ years, neither of which were new when I got them.
AI has already stolen everyone’s work. The internet is officially a free for all.
I can’t wait to get a hold of a bunch of cheap TP Link routers. Those things run OpenWRT like champs.
I did it a long time ago. The best time to change was 5-10 years ago. The second best time is now.
It’s time to de-Google, de-amazon, de-Microsoft, de-apple, etc.
I borrow them from my library through the Libby and Hoopla apps. If I want to support the author, I’ll buy a copy through some other means. Directly from them, if possible.
I should buy another gun.