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Re:Ask HN: What's your process for reselling your used hardw... by diarrhea on Saturday July 11, 2020 @07:33AM (#23801307)
> Handing that inefficiency off to someone else doesn’t do well for our overall carbon footprint.

Instead, they will go ahead and buy a new item for themselves. Its increased efficiency is unlikely to make up for the cost of manufacturing an entire new item from scratch, carbon-wise.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your process for reselling your used hardw... by zeckalpha on Saturday July 11, 2020 @10:17AM (#23802374)
Not if I continue to use the old hardware until it is unusable.
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Re:Ask HN: What's your process for reselling your used hardw... by Paianni on Saturday July 11, 2020 @07:51AM (#23801396)
Even for motor vehicles?
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