ive been thinking about making a competing "technological frugalism" general thread to antagonize the software minimalism crowd but i want to get a solid treatise done up first. a few points i plan to touch on:
>hard-line minimalism is often sullied by supremacist motivations, like the ideal that "more minimal" = "better than" >frugalism is a holistic rather than absolutist approach that is adapted to the users actual needs >frugalism is applied to a whole system. software, hardware, physical workspace, budget (money & time), etc. >perfect is the enemy of good. if a "good enough" system choice results in a marginally higher use of one resource (RAM), that's *fine*, especially if another resource (TIME) is saved >a focus on hardware frugalism. benefits of used vs new, repairability, mods, upgrades (hi /tpg/) >hopefully through a frugalist approach, the user can find satisfaction in what they already have instead of coveting what theyve not yet acquired. less technological "chasing the dragon" (of newer, faster, smaller, more bleeding edge) is good for overall well-being
tell me what you think and suggest what you think would be some good frugal tech choices people could make
First. Raspberry Pi + Cheap mouse + keyboard with a flip phone is minimal enough without giving up many modern day luxury.
Second. Would terminal applications be more frugal (in terms of resources used) or less frugal due to a learning curve (which takes time) ?
Charles Morales
I'd appreciate it. It always bothered me how there are no tier charts for minimalist software. It's always "use xy no matter what everything else is bloat". You could start looking here github.com/mayfrost/guides/blob/master/ALTERNATIVES.md Yes, it's tailored towards classic software minimalism, but some of the first items in each category are good alternatives to mainstream solutions.
>Would terminal applications be more frugal (in terms of resources used) or less frugal due to a learning curve (which takes time) ? That would depend on the user. No? Splitting categories into GUI and CLI options would probably be a good idea though.
James Perry
more frugal. the time needed to learn the basics is very low. ls, cd, cp, mkdir, less, and nano are all u really need.
Levi Cox
Windows is the ideal tech choice for frugal people. Yeah, it may cost money (which goes against frugalism) but it saves you a ton of time because you don't have to use a timesink OS like Linux.
Evan Anderson
Not necessarily. Running Windows on an old laptop will give you more of a headache and waste more of your time than some mainstream distro with a lightweight DE.
Jose Harris
Whats the most frugal system when considering both time and money? Sure an entire p4 sysyem could be had for a few dollars if you look in the right places but a slightly more expensive core2 duo/quad would provide much better performance.
Henry Bennett
>it may cost money No one pays for Windows. It comes with their PCs.
>tell me what you think and suggest what you think would be some good frugal tech choices people could make honestly people should buy a $1000 macbook once every 5 years and sell it for $350 at the end. That's $130 per year for a computer you never have to fuck with that does everything perfectly
Or buy a rasberry pi and other shit every year for and spend more money and have to fuck with shit all the time
