你真的需要iPhone 13吗？

After discovering minimalism, I became highly aware of just how often I'd been conditioned to upgrade mystuff.

在多年前接触到极简主义之后，我开始意识到了我“主动”升级东西的频率。

Brands do a great job at convincing us,
各品牌在说服我们的方面做得真的很好，

We need to replace our phones, computers, and kitchen appliances every couple of years, and I'm guilty of buying into the hype.
我们现在需要每隔两年甚至每年更换一次手机、电脑和厨房和卫浴用具，我自己曾经就特别买账。

But do we really *need* to make the upgrade?
但是我们真的*需要*升级吗？

Will those extra pixels, different buttons, and a new sleek design make a noticeable improvement to our lives or to our creations?
这些额外的像素、不同的按钮和新的时尚设计是否会显着改善我们的生活？会让我们做的视频，拍的照片有什么质的不同吗？

Or will we find joy in it for 2 days and look forward to the next upgrade?
或者我们会在刚拿到手的时候很开心，然后开始期待下一次升级？

Of course, that's up to you to decide.
当然，这由你来决定。

If this make a difference in your life, you do need this upgrade, cuz your current phone’s battery life is crap or you depend on this camera to work
如果这真的会为你的生活带来不同，你需要这个升级，你现在的手机电池特别差，或者你就是需要这个相机来支持你的工作。

And you are financially capable, feel free to do it, cuz it creates value for us.
更重要的是你也可以真的负担的起这样的生活，那没问题， 因为它真的为我们带来的价值。

But you may find that the phone or laptop you have now meets your needs just fine.
但是如果你发现现在拥有的手机或笔记本电脑还是可以满足现在的需求。

Maybe if you choose not to upgrade so soon, you'd be able to pay down more of your debt
也许你可以选择不那么快升级，你可以有机会还清更多的债务，

and you could save one less thing from ending up in a landfill.

并且你也可以为环境，贡献出自己的一点力量