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The most annoying hardware failures often teach self-sufficiency and the importance of backups. For example, a jammed 3D printer showed that troubleshooting on your own is key, and that companies may not always fix small issues. Lesson: always be prepared, know how to solve problems independently, and don’t rely entirely …

Consumer hardware has improved a lot, but raw performance gains are slowing. Modern devices like the M1 Max outperform older high-end systems, yet progress feels incremental. Cloud dependency, software restrictions, and platform lock-ins often limit practical performance, even if hardware is capable.

Hardware shapes how we interact, create, and learn. It influences our habits, skills, and experiences but does not fundamentally change who we are.