1. Obsolescencia y Apego Emocional a Dispositivos de la Pandemia.
La pandemia de COVID-19, al forzar a millones a trabajar y estudiar desde casa, convirtió los dispositivos electrónicos en compañeros indispensables. Ahora, años después, muchos usuarios se enfrentan a la obsolescencia de estos equipos, desarrollando un apego emocional inesperado hacia la tecnología que los acompañó en tiempos difíciles.
- My old trusty laptop which got me through the pandemic has just been retired- feel bizarrely emotional. We had a trauma bond for sure.
- My laptop is old.very old as in i had it during pandemic old.but damn did they built it to last. Especially considering i usually go with it to work and back at least 3 times a week.
- Anyway, i am feeling very grateful for my old macbook. For taking me through the pandemic. It feels like an old friend.
- Genuinely no idea how ive survived with this laptop since the pandemic started but its on its last legs like its time to move on and just upgrade.
- Goodbye old phone. Ive had you since 2018. Youve gone to 2 renaissance festivals, seen 4 relationships, countless hair colors, survived a pandemic.
2. Desafíos en la Adquisición y Actualización de Hardware.
La era post-pandemia ha estado marcada por una volatilidad sin precedentes en el mercado de hardware. Desde el aumento de precios y la escasez de componentes impulsados por la minería de criptomonedas y la demanda de IA, hasta el fin del soporte para Windows 10, los consumidores enfrentan obstáculos significativos para actualizar sus equipos.
- Im glad i built and even upgraded my pc when i did, between pandemic prices going down to normal and before the ai bubble ballooned ram and storage to current prices. I cant wait for prices to crash back down. Hopefully.
- Man. Ive wanted to upgrade my computer for a couple years now, but nft shit ran up costs. Then pandemic. Now ai shit. At what point can i get a new machine? will i even be able to afford it anyway? rough, mdudes.
- Computer components like ram are surging in price being a consumer has been challenging over the years. Between the global pandemic and sweeping tariffs, the wallet has been hit again and again but for pc hobbyists right now, this might actually be the worst moment to start building a rig.
- The pc market hasnt recovered from the boom during the pandemic, and i dont expect well see any quick recovery, unless of course youre buying a pc made with non-us materials in a non-us country, in which case tariffs arent your concern.
- The steam machine will be perfect for my mom. She has a computer from pandemic that is eol due to windows 11.
3. Cambios en Hábitos y Percepción del Tiempo.
La pandemia no solo alteró el mercado tecnológico, sino que también redefinió la forma en que las personas interactúan con sus dispositivos y perciben el paso del tiempo. El trabajo remoto, los nuevos pasatiempos digitales y la distorsión temporal se convirtieron en fenómenos comunes, influyendo en las decisiones de compra y el uso prolongado de la tecnología.
- Pandemic has really messed up my sense of time. I felt like i just got my last laptop, but now having taken it to repairs constantly over the past month and seeing all the wear on it, it really has been almost 5 years time to upgrade.
- I was very organized several computers ago in the midst of the global pandemic - i was awash with time to carve up parts to save as pngs and list them by feature, artist, year, etc. But that was like. Two, maybe three laptops ago now? time makes fools of us all. Of me, most assuredly, at least.
- One side effect of the pandemic was i was going to upgrade my phone in 2020 but couldnt go to the store for months, then came to the conclusion as long as you keep the apps up to date you can hold out for much longer.
- I was unemployed for most of the pandemic. When i got my 1200 stimulus check, you know what i did? i bought a gaming pc. 1200 wasnt going to help me and ive wanted a gaming pc my whole life. And it was worth it!!
- Lost my ability to keep track of time during the early days of the pandemic and never got it back. Its still 2020 in my world. Its been a long fucking year.