I see people nowadays buying ~€1,000 #smartphones, and replacing them every year or two — especially techies and teenagers.

Hear me out: I bought my current smartphone… four years and five months ago. I paid exactly €144,74 for it. It was (and still is) free and unlocked. It is still in good working condition (although getting a bit too slow now).

I am a professional technologist.

_What the hell do you need a $1K cell phone every couple of years for?_

#consumerism #waste

@tripu

>"What the hell do you need a $1K cell phone every couple of years for?"

Status symbol.

#sarcasm

@Pat @tripu wait what? status symbol is a sarcastic answer?