FWIW I think you are right, we are trained and raised by society to buy and buy all the time.
I know people who think I'm odd for having a Nokia 6 which is nearing 3 years old (but has current Android) and no intention of replacing it - it's partially the circles I move in via work but everyone earns decent money and replaces their phone every year when the new models come out.
More generally I don't replace something unless it's uneconomic to repair, I'm rocking my 2012 road bike, I just stripped and rebuilt it for about 50 quid - I've friends who buy a new one every 18mths.
I like fixing things maybe that is the difference.
FWIW I think you are right, we are trained and raised by society to buy and buy all the time.
I know people who think I'm odd for having a Nokia 6 which is nearing 3 years old (but has current Android) and no intention of replacing it - it's partially the circles I move in via work but everyone earns decent money and replaces their phone every year when the new models come out.
More generally I don't replace something unless it's uneconomic to repair, I'm rocking my 2012 road bike, I just stripped and rebuilt it for about 50 quid - I've friends who buy a new one every 18mths.
I like fixing things maybe that is the difference.