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Valve Developer Improves The Linux Gaming Experience For Limited vRAM Hardware (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Privilege is when you aren't coping with buyers remorse because you didn't lap up overpriced e-waste that was already obsolete

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Well, yes. It's literally one of the most commonly cited examples of privilege. Vimes' Boots Theory. A person who can afford to spend £100 on boots that last 5 years spends less than a person who spends £30 on boots that last 1 year.

    (A common misunderstanding being that the more expensive purchase is someone being "wise", when instead the person buying £30 boots didn't have the privilege to purchase £100 boots)

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    not exactly the situation, as its more like, there are boots that are 100 that last 5 years, you can buy boots that cost 30 and last 1 year, but the market has used 5 year boots that is on its 3rd year for 30, but one still opted to buy the 30/1 boot.

    a tech situation irl is cars.

    you can buy expensive 70k new car. you can buy affordable 20k new car. but youre also forgetting that you can buy used older 70k car for a lot less. the 20k car is not by default, better than the older car.

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