Forget home or car. Can’t even buy electronics anymore

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    2 years ago

    I went dumpster diving and managed to rescue lot of the electronics that I still use today. Cleaned them, tried fixing them and even if I couldn’t fix them I usually kept them to have some spare parts. Even some tools I got for free from neighbors and others. Like a really old tool box with some screw drivers and pliers that were really rusted, but still usable. It was an “either you take it, or it goes in the trash” kind of situation.

    One of the monitors I’m using right now to watch a video on is an early 2000s Dell office monitor. And I plan on using it until it breaks so bad that any attempt at repairing it is futile.

    The PC I have? Used and almost 10 years old. Got it for a decent price. GNU/Linux breathes life into any old hardware from the last decade+.

    The TV I have? “Inherited” from a passed family member. The people clearing their apartment wanted to throw it in the trash.

    Let me say this though: I don’t recommend just going dumpster diving. At least not anymore. There are just too many risks involved these days. I myself stopped doing it because the places I used to go to have been progressively getting more and more strict and take a lot more precautions compared to a few years ago. Not sure how things are where you live, but I think the used market is probably your best option.