I completely agree—they are the backbone of the economy. Despite the lack of job security, they show remarkable resilience, seizing opportunities through hard work and gratitude for a system where determination can lead to success. Their contributions deserve recognition and a fair path to citizenship.

As an IT professional, I encounter this frequently—people attempt to save money, only to end up with subpar equipment that hampers their ability to perform their work. In the end, they often lose more money than they would have saved, all because they focused on saving that small amount upfront. Cost savings are not always advantageous; it’s akin to the saying, ‘Saving a penny to spend a dollar’.

I believe a significant issue with laptops, in general, lies in the ethical and environmental concerns surrounding the mining of precious metals and components, often carried out by underprivileged workers. The cost of materials and manufacturing remains low, while profit margins for companies continue to grow.

For example, Apple has experienced remarkable growth from 2010 to the present, yet laptop prices have only risen rather than decreased, despite advances in technology and economies of scale. This raises important questions about fairness and sustainability in the industry.

In a way, it feels as though we are being taken advantage of, all while maintaining a positive facade. This, of course, doesn’t even address the anti-consumer practices surrounding the repair and maintenance of Apple devices.

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AAPL/apple/stock-price-history

Laptops from the 2010s represented a peak in design and performance, but since then, it feels like we’ve seen consistent downsizing and downgrades. Take the latest Intel CPUs, for instance—it’s as if the marketing pitch is, ‘It may not be very powerful, but at least it’s energy-efficient.’ It’s almost as though manufacturers are catering to a market they perceive as indifferent, and we, as consumers, continue to accept diminishing returns while paying increasingly higher prices. This trend reflects a broader issue in life today: settling for less while being charged more.

This picture captures the essence of that realization, and it is truly heart-wrenching.

Data caps are insane in 2024

In north jersey McMaster buys out all the hardware from smaller stores so they can mark them up. Its never an easy find an alternative.

If it’s too high someone else can out bid you. If we can get it locally we do cause some of the items will take the quote price to space.

At 200% mark up but it will be there the next day.

The best feeling ever!

Just as we are all leaving for Lemmy. Reddit now makes you have an account to access some of their shit. Good riddance!

Im generally happy when good things happen to my friends. What you learn in the long run is to keep those things to your self. When we go on vacation only my close family knows. Any big steps in life are better taken alone and then celebrated after.

Grind the rice to a fine dust… you wont need those packets.

This should be illegal, all these companies want to make money with 0 risk to them. Get em out of NJ!

Fuck reddit RIP 2023 for me and its been great.

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Isreal wants to start ww3!

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Yeah cause it was me that just wrote a book……

No one is reading this shit lol