Would you say someone restoring an old car should recycle it instead? If an archaeologist finds an old buried tool should they recycle it? The rosetta stone is made from valuable silica, let’s recycle that too!
People are allowed to enjoy things. If having a couple of old computers makes someone happy, isn’t that better than them buying new things instead?
You have to be very patient and have an awful lot of storage space - and bet that the junk you’re storing will be worth something some day - to even bother keeping crappy stuff in any large quantity to turn a profit in the future when the stuff is still crappy and not worth a damn now.
The reason 386s are getting rare is because nobody in their right mind made that bet when they were still around and completely deprecated.
The only person I met who made a similar bet and won big money was a Brit who bought 6 Jaguar E-Types sight-unseen when they came out, and put them in storage for 30 years (prepared professionally for long-term storage too). When those cars came on the market, brand new with zero miles on the clock, they sold for millions, the guy bought a nice house in Hampshire and retired in comfort.
He told me he just knew that model would be a highly desirable classic the minute he saw a picture, and almost bankrupted his family to buy them as an investment. Ballsy.
It is called “recycling”.
The step before “recycle” is “reuse”
People reusing 30yo computer is legendary, as in the rarity.
Industry use. Pretty common.
I don’t think most industries are buying used consumer electronics.
No, what i meant is, industry has pretty often a old DOS, NT or XP running on original hardware.
I know, but the problem OP has is with people recycling consumer electronics that never would have been used for industrial purposes.
What those “enthusiasts” do with the old machinery isn’t reusing. It is hoarding.
Would you say someone restoring an old car should recycle it instead? If an archaeologist finds an old buried tool should they recycle it? The rosetta stone is made from valuable silica, let’s recycle that too!
People are allowed to enjoy things. If having a couple of old computers makes someone happy, isn’t that better than them buying new things instead?
Even if you collect garbage, it is still stupid to whine that garbage is recycled.
It’s not hoarding as long as it doesn’t impair your ability to lead a normal life in a livable home. Beyond that, to each their hobbies.
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You have to be very patient and have an awful lot of storage space - and bet that the junk you’re storing will be worth something some day - to even bother keeping crappy stuff in any large quantity to turn a profit in the future when the stuff is still crappy and not worth a damn now.
The reason 386s are getting rare is because nobody in their right mind made that bet when they were still around and completely deprecated.
The only person I met who made a similar bet and won big money was a Brit who bought 6 Jaguar E-Types sight-unseen when they came out, and put them in storage for 30 years (prepared professionally for long-term storage too). When those cars came on the market, brand new with zero miles on the clock, they sold for millions, the guy bought a nice house in Hampshire and retired in comfort.
He told me he just knew that model would be a highly desirable classic the minute he saw a picture, and almost bankrupted his family to buy them as an investment. Ballsy.