Doubling the lifespan of older Chromebooks would save California’s schools $225 million, according to advocacy group CALPIRG.

There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.

  • zzzzz@beehaw.org
    55·
    1 year ago

    Not sure why everyone is so upset

    Because it’s upsetting. The fact that it has been upsetting for years doesn’t make it no longer upsetting.

    The attitude that old news shouldn’t be upsetting enables upsetting behavior. And, quite frankly, I find that upsetting :-)

    • sylverstream@lemmy.nz
      3·
      1 year ago

      I agree it could be better. But there’s nothing I can do about it so I’ve learnt to not get upset by such things. I can’t get upset by everything.

      • zzzzz@beehaw.org
        3·
        1 year ago

        Fair, but I’m just saying, we can still catagorize upsetting things as upsetting, even if, personally, we’ve achieved equanimity with respect to our inability to effect any immediate change.