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So, we buy nothing? Even the domestic products basically say "Assembled in the USA" ( from parts made in China) But the sad reality is that the raw materials
by techrat 5y ago
So, we buy nothing?
Even the domestic products basically say "Assembled in the USA"
( from parts made in China)
But the sad reality is that the raw materials needed for a lot of the things we take for granted in everyday life... require an astounding amount of environmental destruction, something China is still more than happy to do.
I'm not saying we need to loosen environmental laws in the States, we need to instead completely overhaul the way we manufacture things to take as much advantage of recycling as we possibly can.
And nobody cares to do that. Why would we? It's cheaper in China, after all.
- stanislavb 5y agoJust try. You will be surprised how often (not always) there's an alternative. Then, even if you pay a bit more, in most cases you'll be getting better quality too.
- techrat 5y agoFind me a smartphone that is made in the US with no Chinese parts, then. Or anything that goes into a laptop. Or desktop. Those are the primary components/products that China needs to destructively mine and process raw materials for. Until we recycle electronics as a standard instead of a "we care about being Green(tm)" gesture... manufacturing is always going to go where it's cheapest.
- vorpalhex 5y agohttps://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ https://www.falcon-nw.com/falcon/craftsmanship https://www.falcon-nw.com/falcon/craftsmanship I believe Digital Storm is also using primarily US components but can't find it on their site. Intel has several US foundries, and some ARM foundries are in the US as well.
- nextaccountic 5y ago> https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ They actually have China-made chassis as per they "origin declaration" table.
- markdown 5y agoThe examples you provided are bought once couple of years. There's no harm in buying them from China.