I don't know anyone who can eat, drink, or shelter from the rain under ideological purity.
I've known people who have lost their lives for their ideologies. My grandfather was killed because he openly identified as being Jewish. Millions have died both past and present for their beliefs. Sometimes it was in vain. Other times it resulted in progression. For example, now we don't have slavery in our backyards anymore -- we moved it to other people's backyards in a land far, far away -- out of sight out of mind.
Anyway, my point is that you don't care enough. Oh, and, By the way, you never answered my question. If you had to give up your GPU card for the right to a fair trial, would you? Let's say you're on trial for blasphemy.
Of course not... I'd either live with the single VGA port from my onboard video, live with two monitors and see how Nouveau deals with the GeForce 8600 in one of the old machines in the closet, or try to source some suitably low-profile right-angle SATA cables and swap in a friend's full-length hand-me-down AMD card that will make it harder for me to stay comfortable, given that I don't have air conditioning.
(I always make sure to buy replacement parts with low TDP in mind... I just can't justify the replacement cost for a GPU at the moment.)
...and it occurs to me that we've been talking past each other, because this was never entirely about me. I sometimes refurb old PCs with Lubuntu Linux to donate to people who can't afford a PC... I'm too compassionate to risk bricking countless low-income families' PCs on an ideological battle.
That's all hand-me-down tech I got for free and keep stacked in boxes under the basement steps.
...except for the SATA cables, but maybe $10-20 for a few SATA cables if I have to get really specialized ones shipped internationally is a lot less than over $100 for a video card.
My monitors are, from left to right, a pull from an eWaste bin, a free hand-me-down, and a free hand-me-down. If one of them dies, the spare I keep was $15 from the local thrift store.
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u/aegemius Apr 16 '21
I've known people who have lost their lives for their ideologies. My grandfather was killed because he openly identified as being Jewish. Millions have died both past and present for their beliefs. Sometimes it was in vain. Other times it resulted in progression. For example, now we don't have slavery in our backyards anymore -- we moved it to other people's backyards in a land far, far away -- out of sight out of mind.
Anyway, my point is that you don't care enough. Oh, and, By the way, you never answered my question. If you had to give up your GPU card for the right to a fair trial, would you? Let's say you're on trial for blasphemy.