Pre-enshittification tech. [discussion/fun] (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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What kind of pre-enshittification tech do you all use? Stuff where ppl look at you like you're an alien b/c nobody does it that any more.

Me ->

Oldschool offline mp3 player rather than Spottify or other streaming or phone app, to use when running.

Paper books rather than e-books.

DRM free games I buy on GOG to avoid rootkitting my own comp.

Wired speakers rather than smart speakers.

Old ass pre-connected car.

Prob more but I can't think of it all rn.

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[-] shweddy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

IPod classic 5th gen with a 512gb sd card and higher capacity battery

Gameboy advance with a backlit screen, rechargeable battery and a flash cart

Library card for borrowing cds and dvds to rip

2022 thinkpad running arch

Film camera

And I dont connect my tv to wifi

[-] strawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for reminding me to fix my old iPod!

I miss my GBA :/

[-] jaygray91@piefed.zip 3 points 20 hours ago

There's plenty of options for a small emulator handheld if you're will8ng to forgo getting OG hardware or hardware emulator devices that can read from carts.

Check out !sbcgaming@lemmy.ml or the same name sub on that other site if you're willing. Hmm maybe !retrogaming@lemmy.world as well probably.

[-] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 3 points 13 hours ago

thanks for pointing these out, good to see these communities over lemmy

[-] jaygray91@piefed.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

I should participate more but I funnily enough do not have any of those cheap handhelds because I can't decide lol

But also I don't really play much retro games, or any games for that matter

Only lately I've been playing L4D2 and REPO or other friendly chill co-op games.

[-] strawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 17 hours ago

I've been meaning to look into those kinds of things; they look really cool. Thanks for the recommendations!

[-] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

if you want the best cheap GBA clones you can get right now Anbernic has two models depending on your favorite GBA model:

RG34XX for OG GBA

RGSP for GBASP

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