alt Hacker NewsPutting Linux on dumpster-find computers is a hobby for some rich Americans. They'd be happy to hand those out to the poor and needy who, however, wouldn't be caught dead with one of those. Because, sporting the latest iPhone at all times is part of the reason they're poor. -- The world is a complicated place, man.
...let me rephrase that. I frequently am quite surprised by how poor some people are who still manage to sport the latest iPhone at all times. Conversely, a small amount of money or even no money at all and a dumpster find will get you surprisingly far, when it comes to having your basic computational needs met. The world is more complicated than a bunch of stereotypes. "Someone who thinks of sharing of computers as rare, must be rich and conceited" is not a good model of the world. "Someone who is poor must be spending too much money on iPhones" is not a good model of the world either. (One reading of what I wrote would be this, but it's not what I meant to imply).