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Pre-enshittification tech. [discussion/fun] (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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What kind of pre-enshittification tech do you all use? Stuff where ppl look at you like you're an alien b/c nobody does it that any more.

Me ->

Oldschool offline mp3 player rather than Spottify or other streaming or phone app, to use when running.

Paper books rather than e-books.

DRM free games I buy on GOG to avoid rootkitting my own comp.

Wired speakers rather than smart speakers.

Old ass pre-connected car.

Prob more but I can't think of it all rn.

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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

My family promised to save me their 1980s pioneer stereo system, tape deck, 6 cd changer, turntable, and cabinate. I didn't go 'home' when they cleared out my grandparents house and my uncle sold the fucking thing for a few 100 bucks.

looking online i can find a similar system for like $1000, and only in america.

The one safe space I had as a teenager was sat in front of that thing with headphones blocking out the rest of the world. I will never get over this.

my grandfather treated me like a vulture when i asked if i could take it back in 2019, they hadn't turned the thing on since the 1990s.

/rant #firstworldproblems

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago

    looking online i can find a similar system for like $1000, and only in america.

    If there are any thrift shops or used electronics shops near you, check into those. While back, I scored a sweet mid/high end 1990's AV receiver for $60 USD at a local surplus & thrift shop.

    If you don't need all that stuff, like you can make do with a normal single CD player, you might be able to put a nice system together on the cheap. Esp if you are willing to collect it bit by bit.

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