I have that exact phone with jailbreak. It runs a dual boot of iOS 6 and iOS 8. It’s so nostalgic everytime I boot it up. I miss slide to unlock.

Just get a regular TV and don’t connect it to internet. Get separate streaming unit instead like Apple TV.

I own a new 2026 OLED LG tv and these privacy implications is why I never connected it to the internet. Laptop + Apple TV is more than enough.

True genetics also come into play

Yeha we were all kids at same point so don’t say f kids. Instead F the societal expectation of parenthood/natalism. My main reason is that there’s already too many ppl on this Earth and parenthood is hard, very hard with no return policy

Aside from the physical feel of owning disk drives or cartridges, there’s benefits like reselling, giving it to friends to play. And in cases of older consoles, it may even be the only viable way to play the game without homebrew since the stores get shut down (ex. Wii, 3DS, Xbox live, etc.)

what about stuff like cooking, cleaning, laundry? Also in-person appointments like doctor, dentist, vets (if you have pets), car maintenance, etc? Banking and scheduling these appts you can do completely remotely but everything else requires being in-person

only if you WFH

Especially if you have kids. Who’s going to pay for daycare, insurance, day-to-day needs? You basically become a slave to the company cause you don’t have the choice to quit in order to support family

I use Brave browser which blocks yt ads. Demus app also works too and plays vids in background

Or Euro-office once that comes out

To make it easy, start off with plugging your old laptop into external monitor. Install RDP, VNC, ssh, ftp depending on your OS. Install tailscale and join the network. Now with another computer, connect to that same network with tailscale and then you can connect and see your laptop screen with RDP. Or if you want VNC you can get a “dummy” hdmi adapter or try installing software for dummy monitor output. After that, use wired ethernet to plug old laptop in router, set to never turn off (recommend removing laptop battery beforehand) and there you go, you have your own personal server you can access anywhere including your phone! From there, look into self-hosting with apps like jellyfin, immich, etc. tons of great resources online.