Why even bother with old junk like that?

Read an article calling it the "disposable mindset" where we're trained to expect things to break. It argued that the real cost isn't just the money, it's the constant low-grade stress of managing all this failing junk. That notebook dying isn't an accident, it's a feature. Keeping the old one feels good because it's a thing that actually works, not a countdown timer shaped like an object.

Wait, you used a steel trowel first? No wonder it's a mess, @the_oscar is totally right about starting with wood or magnesium.