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A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades (www.straitstimes.com)
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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

I only upgrade when my phone literally dies or can’t support criticial software and security updates anymore. I upgraded from an iphone 6s to a 12 Pro Max 2 years ago and will probably hold on to this phone until it’s no longer supported.