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1. Flaky (flaky@awoo.fyi)'s status on Wednesday, 17-May-2023 00:19:53 JST Flaky

   me: I want to get a pre-built computer! Building it would be fun, but I’m not in the right state of mind to build it myself. Let me search Reddit for how reliable these brands can be.

   reddit: NO YOU MUST BUILD IT IT’S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE BUILD IT YOURSELF IT’S LIKE LEGO

   me: well ok then guess I’m not using Reddit for this.

   • Flaky (flaky@awoo.fyi)'s status on Wednesday, 17-May-2023 00:19:52 JST Flaky

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     Building would be objectively cheaper and more fun than having someone else build it for you, but there are reasons why not, and mental health is honestly the big reason for me.

     And sure, building a PC is like Lego, if Lego had a bunch of tiny pins, wires, circuits, transistors, capacitors and diodes that can be broken and cause hardware issues at any moment. It’s absolutely fine for people to seek a pre-built or have someone build it on their behalf if they desire, and I wish the hobby snobs of Reddit would say that.

   • 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸 (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Wednesday, 17-May-2023 00:19:52 JST 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸

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     Over here too some computer store will build computers too.
     
     >And sure, building a PC is like Lego, if Lego had a bunch of tiny pins, wires, circuits, transistors, capacitors and diodes that can be broken and cause hardware issues at any moment. It’s absolutely fine for people to seek a pre-built or have someone build it on their behalf if they desire, and I wish the hobby snobs of Reddit would say that.
     
     Literally every single day at my job I'm not even joking today someone just messed up a system routing the cables into the wrong ports.
   • Flaky (flaky@awoo.fyi)'s status on Wednesday, 17-May-2023 00:38:39 JST Flaky

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     • 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸

     holy shit. I’m going to a company that’s been reputable for a while now (been on PCPartPicker’s UK site for years) and I did a check of the Trustpilot reviews. I don’t know if Trustpilot reviews can be easily faked or not but I’ve had to check something because Reddit wasn’t helping.

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