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Americans Hoarding Old Phones & Not Upgrading Is Hurting The Economy (CNBC)
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:19 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker hehe
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/23/how-device-hoarding-by-americans-is-costing-economy.html |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:22 PM Author: Aggressive area Is this a fucking joke? How fragile is our economy, that whether people buy new phones or not determines its success (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472951) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:24 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472954) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 4:29 AM Author: Saffron death wish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473590) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:29 PM Author: razzle beta hospital It is absolutely a joke. If you do a deep dive into our economy vs. China you'll see that they are primarily looking at things like factories, housing units, infrastructure and ours is mainly fart apps, "services" (people who tell fart apps how to get more subscribers) and upgrades on phones and similarly inane shit. Our valuations are just dumb ("oooh, this fart app is worth $4.3 billion because it leverages AI to fart!") while in China they will say "this building is worth $30 million" because, that's what it is worth. Maybe it is only worth $28 million irl and many will say "omg, inflating valuation!" Meanwhile, the $4.3 billion fart app is worth almost nothing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474443) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:33 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker james joyce jr joining a VC firm why (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474454) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:40 PM Author: electric hateful station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474702) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:24 PM Author: demanding 180 locus our cpi basket is iphones and AZ iced tea (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474647) |
Date: November 30th, 2025 7:27 PM Author: Diverse half-breed "The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months,"
LMFAO that's still way too consoomeristic. I cannot fathom changing phones any more frequently than 3 years. I'm shooting for 5 years on my current phone. I'd probably go even longer if I were an iPhone user; Apple tends to provide security updates for longer than Android OEMs |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:42 PM Author: Mischievous dysfunction den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472983) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:47 PM Author: Milky Box Office It’s really pointless to upgrade frequently given the typical new features anymore. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472990) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:23 PM Author: Abnormal House There are no new features. It’s just better camera and incremental processor upgrade. The IPhone 17 does the same shit as an IPhone 10 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473191) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:44 PM Author: vermilion generalized bond library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474715) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:58 PM Author: stirring gaped stage It's insane
Im currently on my third smartphone. I try to keep them for 5+ years. |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 8:03 PM Author: Mischievous dysfunction den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473036) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:28 PM Author: Diverse half-breed The only excuse I can think of for the figure being that low is that it is probably inclusive of situations where people replace phones due to unforseen circumstances - phones that get lost, stolen, broken, malfunction.
29 months still feels like a ridiculous figure even if unplanned replacement is a big factor in driving it down. |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:22 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker does this number include corporate phones that are switched out every 1-2 yrs for whatever reason? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473309) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 3:11 AM Author: indigo lascivious hominid I know poor people on welfare and in massive debt who upgrade to the latest iPhone every year. Not kidding. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473576) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:36 PM Author: plum persian noticed this too, proles are always carrying around the latest iPhone model (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474685) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:32 PM Author: Blathering impressive prole sweet tailpipe Article is insane. Internet was only 100mbps!! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472969) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:43 PM Author: Mischievous dysfunction den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49472984) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 7:54 PM Author: Mischievous dysfunction den hilarious article
'While squeezing as much life out of your device as possible may save money in the short run, especially amid widespread fears about the strength of the consumer and job market, it might cost the economy in the long run, especially when device hoarding occurs at the level of corporations."
Libs truly are sick what happened to "e-waste" and what's best for the environment?
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Date: November 30th, 2025 8:09 PM Author: Odious smoky macaca I am trying to imagine talking to a GE executive in 1980, "Sir, people are only holding their phones for 15 years," then getting laughed the fuck out of the building. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473048) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:19 PM Author: mentally impaired burgundy heaven I can’t believe this is a real article. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473184) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:21 PM Author: wonderful tanning salon Guillotines (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473186) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:23 PM Author: plum persian (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473193) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:25 PM Author: chest-beating ruddy state Spend, goy! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473195) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 6:07 AM Author: Hilarious Supple Senate Cuckold these people are going to put you out of business (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473626) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:37 PM Author: razzle beta hospital I can't believe this is actually our economy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474470) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:24 PM Author: Buff circlehead community account i trade my phone in every 3 weeks and also tip the phone sales guy 29% for his honest upsell, and also send a thnak you email to Apple with a check for $400 for the charity of their choise or whatever. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473194) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:36 PM Author: Hairraiser bat-shit-crazy rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473219) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:23 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473310) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 4:29 AM Author: bistre fortuitous meteor stock car (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473591) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:36 PM Author: orchid friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474468) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:34 PM Author: Swashbuckling Azure Headpube Amish are ROFL at us (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473217) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 9:52 PM Author: Diverse half-breed I've read up on the Bruderhof recently. They are sort of like communist Amish (commie Amis?).
They don't completely shun technology like the Amish. They don't really use it at home but they use it at work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruderhof_Communities |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 11:03 PM Author: Swashbuckling Azure Headpube First Im learning of this. the bruderhof communities look absolutely 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473383) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 12:52 AM Author: Diverse half-breed They are very interesting, I did a bit of a dive on them a little while back. I haven't heard much from people that have left it, I do want to hear their takes.
I don't think I'd ever join but I do think they deserve more publicity.
My biggest worry is the people born into it. If they choose to leave at 18, that transition would be pretty brutal. |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 12:53 AM Author: Diverse half-breed I wonder a lot about the sexual dynamics. There is probably a lot of WEIRD stuff that goes on. Like, if I was a single guy in there and I got dinged by all the passably attractive legal-age single women, I would probably turn some of my attention to girls that aren't old enough for marriage yet. I wouldn't SA anyone, I'd just be playing the long game. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473510) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 11:23 PM Author: titillating shitlib mexican Can I get a cute pale virginal 19 y/o wife whose only sexual knowledge is what I tell her? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473407) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 4:28 AM Author: Diverse half-breed Maybe. Are you sure you want a super naive wife though? If a girl isn't masturbating by 19, I don't know if she's capable of suddenly developing a sex drive that can keep up with a man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473588) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:12 PM Author: opaque arousing scourge upon the earth french chef im almost 40 and old enough to remember when you just plugged a 40 dollar phone into a jack and talked on that. some of the phones were cordless too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473289) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:24 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker most of us are.
what's your point? u cant watch porn on them |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:27 PM Author: opaque arousing scourge upon the earth french chef my point is that smart phones are faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473319) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 10:28 PM Author: Buff circlehead community account good point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473323) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:03 AM Author: sooty ungodly athletic conference I had one of those for a while, when you could use Google voice Obihai devices. I had two lines, one going to a fax machine and other to an old POTS phone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473514) |
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Date: November 30th, 2025 11:07 PM Author: sooty ungodly athletic conference OnePlus 13 is good until they stop pushing updates or custom ROMs come back in style. There's no reason it can't go a decade. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473386) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 5:12 PM Author: Blathering impressive prole sweet tailpipe I used to love custom roms as a kid. Part of why I only use iphone now is to prevent the temptation to tinker so deeply (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49475226) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:20 AM Author: confused faggotry "Hoarding"
how many marketing consultants worked on this to associate normal phone use with catlady behavior.
dumb bimbos rushing to the apple store.
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Date: December 1st, 2025 6:43 AM Author: trip hell candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473648) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:28 PM Author: demanding 180 locus (poweryid who bought two iPhones for cyber goyday) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474659) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:29 PM Author: trip hell candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474662) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 6:04 AM Author: Adventurous point famous landscape painting This is ultimate jewish garbage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473622) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 7:45 AM Author: cream party of the first part kitchen posted from my iPhone 11 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473677) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 8:05 AM Author: trip hell candlestick maker poasting from my iphone 6S (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473687) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 9:51 AM Author: cream party of the first part kitchen wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473872) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 9:52 AM Author: trip hell candlestick maker battery barely lasts an hour of poasting on a web 1.0 site w no graphics (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473875) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 9:57 AM Author: cream party of the first part kitchen I charge mine 3-4 times a day. works great otherwise (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473884) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 9:56 AM Author: stubborn dopamine locale i've been hoarding my house for 5 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473882) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 10:17 AM Author: Slippery aquamarine newt church Apple should just remote decommission your phone after two years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473925) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 10:53 AM Author: Rebellious bateful boltzmann Apple desperately wants to go the pitney bowes route (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49473987) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 1:36 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle alpha DO NOT update to IOS 26. It’s designed to brick your phone so you have to buy a new one. Apple did this before in the mid-2010s and had to pay a huge settlement but now with Trump in office they know the feds won’t investigate and they can just buy Trump off if they do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474464) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:12 PM Author: apoplectic base haunted graveyard apple provides very important security updates (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474607) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:23 PM Author: cream party of the first part kitchen lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474645) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:32 PM Author: sooty ungodly athletic conference Don't install the new iPad OS either. Just update the current version 17.xx or whatever. If it's version 20-something DO NOT INSTALL EVER. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474672) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:46 PM Author: vermilion generalized bond library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474719) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:23 PM Author: demanding 180 locus landfill mountain of iPhones crying out as it glows at you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474644) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:24 PM Author: Obsidian Rigpig lmao this is awesome. Ruination is nigh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474649) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 2:45 PM Author: vermilion generalized bond library im doing my part for the economy, I have a big backlog of unopened iphones to try out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474717) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 3:16 PM Author: orchid friendly grandma 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49474802) |
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Date: December 1st, 2025 6:25 PM Author: boyish business firm hunting ground WTF not the Onion (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5804510&forum_id=2!#49475451) |