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tl;dr: Industrial waste being dumped on communities Handing out 133,000 devices is not enough without including a complete lifecycle management mechanism which
by balozi 3y ago
tl;dr: Industrial waste being dumped on communities
Handing out 133,000 devices is not enough without including a complete lifecycle management mechanism which will recover and recycling all 133,000 devices at the end of their useful life. Otherwise this is just industrial waste being dumped on unsuspecting communities. The Chromebooks will be in landfills in 3 years.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoOr whatever the AUE timer says. In my experience, homeless people use phones and laptops until the wheels fall off. Perhaps more of the essential consumables and durable goods society uses should have a responsible public or nonprofit coalitions supply chain: generic medications, microhousing, cereal and pulse crops, basic major electronic components, and software. Leaving everything to the magic invisible hand leads to the Charles Dickens' utopia of healthcare personal bankruptcy, widespread homelessness, and unlivable wage jobs we have now.