I’m curious, what’s an item, tool, or purchase you own that you feel has completely justified its cost over time? Could be anything from a gadget to a piece of furniture or even software. What made it worth it for you?

  • sneaky@r.nf
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    21 hours ago

    The modem. At some point ISPs started charging a rental fee for their provided modem. When I noticed it was 12 dollars a month, not sure what it might have gone up to by now. You can buy a decent modem on the lower side of a hundred ish dollars. Pays for itself in the first year.

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      11 hours ago

      Oh yeah, I also did that. ISP’s are enshittifying all over the world, mine here in Germany is doing this crap, too. They’re even a little more evil, because the first year is “free” and they bet on people forgetting about the fee after the first year.

      (And also, they only send out the unlock code for your own router per snailmail letter. Dickheads.)