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https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Amazon+Echo+Teardown/33953 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Amazon+Echo+Teardown/33953 Hardware teardown of an early generation
by naturalgradient 9y ago
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Amazon+Echo+Teardown/33953 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Amazon+Echo+Teardown/33953
Hardware teardown of an early generation echo. Worst, all of this is electronic waste in a few years.
We all do this and just by design, smartphones and laptops are not made to last. We accumulate such a staggering about of waste considering the energy/resources used to produce this.
The larger problem is that technology enables us to consume more, so I don't see how technology can ever solve the problem unless a serious shift in perception happens.
- iak8god 9y agoI'd guess Teichopsia was more interested in sources about slave labor, energy costs, and environmental impact. E.g. [https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-what-we-die-for-child-slaves-made-your-phone-battery https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-what-we-die-for-child-... | This Is What We Die For: Child Slaves Made Your Phone Battery]