Are You a Cyberdeck Person?

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Are You a Cyberdeck Person?

Some people buy things. Some people build them. Some people rewire them into something entirely new. Where do you land on the DIY-to-just-ship-it spectrum?

✦1/6✦

Your laptop breaks. Your move is…Google the repair, attempt it myself, probably succeedFind someone who knows what they're doingCheck if the warranty covers itOrder a new one while the old one is still dying

✦2/6✦

Your ideal weekend project involves…Building or modifying something from scratchLearning a new skill that has a tangible outputOrganizing or improving something that already existsNot having a project — that's the whole point of a weekend

✦3/6✦

When something is "good enough," you…Start thinking about how to make it betterAppreciate it but keep a wishlist of improvementsAccept it and move onFeel genuinely relieved

✦4/6✦

Your relationship with buying new things is…Thrift, repurpose, hack — buying new feels like giving upI research obsessively before committingI buy what I need, when I need itConvenient and honestly kind of fun

✦5/6✦

Someone describes their custom-built computer made from thrifted parts and retro gaming consoles. You feel…Genuinely inspired — tell me everythingImpressed but I'd never have the patienceMildly curious, mostly indifferentTired just hearing about it

✦6/6✦

Your approach to technology is best described as…I want to understand and control it, not just use itCurious — I like knowing how things workPractical — does it do what I need it to do?Consumer — I want it to work without me thinking about it

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