I was binging the pc building vids the other day, and also listen to one of the old profs talking about their car hobby. The parallels are striking.

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    Which goes to show you the economic divide.

    PCs are a fraction of the cost, little wear and tear, no maintenance cost, no insurance nor storage costs, and no need to be licensed.

    I honestly think it’s just that we are more poor than the boomers.

    Gen Z are into social media most, it’s cause it’s cheaper than buying electronics and building PCs, all you need is 1 smart phone.

    I bet gen alpha would be into minimalism given the trend.

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    I’ve thought the same!

    My dad can fix my car, but I can’t. I can fix my computer, but my kids can’t.

    Someone else mentioned content creation may be the kids specialty. Recording, editing, marketing etc. i think that’s a really good guess, it’s pretty much the only thing my kids are into that I don’t really “get”.

    Another option is AI. They’ll figure out how to chat gpt anything they want while us old folks are grumbling about how it’ll destroy the world.

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    IDK, I’ve always been more about the software/OS. Don’t really care about the hardware as long as it does the tasks I give it.

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    I salvaged my PC case from an abandoned meat packaging plant converted into a temporary police search and seizure back in the Bush Jr years that would rent space out for Airsoft. They just let us have access to that abandoned plant, and Lord Jesus were there biohazards.

    Still, it’s a good case.