Not a fan of any monetary way to give extra visibility or attention to some comment. I think there’s a kind of slippery slope involved in such dynamics. Just my opinion though, nothing wrong with yours.

I’m all for donations, but comment awards just sucked tbh. Opening Reddit felt like opening some microtransaction-ridden mobile game.

I’ve been getting a new phone every 4 years, but it isn’t hard to answer your question tbh. New products feel amazing. Companies invest millions if not billions of dollars in marketing to make you crave the newest device, even if yours is quite decent. I think that’s also the reason Apple pays so much attention to the packaging and their setup wizards so that getting a new product is an almost magical experience you want to relive. Ask any person with a shopping addiction, they’ll explain to you the rush of a new product like no one else.

Pretty good, the experience has been smooth so far. I think it would be rather hard to convince friends who aren’t as into FOSS as I am to use it though.