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Yes. Unmaintained proprietary OS software is a manifestation of the paperclip maximizer. Maybe we'll soon be able to pave the whole planet with "unsupported" hardware (which actually works perfectly fine).



Cargo-culting CVE bros tell me I need to throw it away if it hasn't been updated in a week.

After all, the sole purpose of every piece of hardware is to apply patches to it.


> Cargo-culting CVE bros

What does this even mean? I feel like you're cargo-culting the term "cargo-culting".


Those who have been totally brainwashed by the corporate-paranoia establishment and can't think for themselves.


It's for your safety.


The question was: When does an old iPhone become unsafe to use?

What are you answering "Yes." to here?


As pavement?


Well, "unsupported pavement" to be accurate.




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