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the main objection I can think of is environmental. if the costs of building & shipping & disposing of the product are properly internalised into the cost of th
by shoo 8y ago
the main objection I can think of is environmental. if the costs of building & shipping & disposing of the product are properly internalised into the cost of the product, then I think your attitude is fine. But I bet the costs won't be properly internalised, at least in the case of consumer electronics, someone else will pay the costs to dispose of the thing (i.e. it won't be disposed of correctly in a way that minimises harm, as doing that would cost more than not), and pay the cost in terms of externalities like pollution involved in the contruction