On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 10:02:26AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
On Fri, May 09, 2025 at 10:55:07PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> Clearly, there's a limit beyond which it doesn't make any sense any
> more, but it usually makes sense to keep operating old electronic
> devices as long as they can do their job. That usually means at least
> 10 years.
>
> No need for any hypothetical world. As a first approximation, every
> machine you don't buy is another machine which is not produced.
> Regardless if that machine you don't buy is new or used.
In a world where most old electronics are sent to the dump, this is entirely
false. As a first approximation. You simply replace the newer machine going
to the dump with an older machine going to the dump. This isn't a spherical
cow.
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The embedded cost in older machines has amortised over a longer
period.