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one of the things that i feel weird about is i spent way over my self-imposed budget when i got my guitar. but thinking about it now, it only cost me half of what i spent on my current laptop? that really puts it into perspective. because goddamn is the guitar the better value

actually can't believe people are willing to buy “iphones” and “macbooks” that will last their owners 3 years before replacement when for similar money you could buy an absurdly incredibly beautiful and sturdy guitar that will last a lifetime and bring far more joy

‪actually i overestimated the relative cost difference, it was five years ago when SEK was stronger against EUR; also both the guitar and the laptop were things i bought at a significant discount over retail price.‬

‪still‬

‪a non-upgradeable computer should not cost that much‬

‪i've been putting off big purchases for the last two years, because most of that time i've been unemployed, and i kept trying to psyche myself into buying a new laptop. and i couldn't do it. it was just obscene money. it didn't feel good.‬

‪the guitar feels good.‬

‪the guitar i have would have, if bought new, cost 10% more than a current-gen iphone, also bought new. that's just obscene. the iphone is not made out of mahogany. the iphone will not work in ten years. the iphone cannot spark joy. i think i'm just jokered on the tech industry‬

i was thinking, god, is this the most expensive thing i've ever bought. nope, not even close. but it's easily the most valuable item i own, and it might well be for the rest of my life. i do not see it as an investment i mean this more in a moral sense than anything else

‪i think what i'm saying is i felt a kind of joy about that guitar that a computer could never inspire in me and does not deserve to, and i knew in my gut that it was worth every penny in how it was built. there are guitars worthy of cynicism, but that one wasn't. it's how i felt‬