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Not having cheap plastic junk that ends up as toxic landfill is a pro, not a con. "Cheap" isn't enough, especially if it's cheap through externalizing cost.
by vrganj 7mo ago
Not having cheap plastic junk that ends up as toxic landfill is a pro, not a con.
"Cheap" isn't enough, especially if it's cheap through externalizing cost.
- loeber 7mo agoSay that to the people who can't afford them!
- vrganj 7mo agoThis is especially beneficial for poorer folks, who won't have to buy a whole new phone when a battery dies. Plus, what you're talking about is a failure of socioeconomic policy, not one to be fixed by giving poor people junk.
- plst 7mo agoThey then end up paying more by buying five awful low-range phones that each last a year instead of one mid-range that will last more. No, I would rather everyone paid more for a phone. I find it hard to believe that the difference in price will make it impossible for them to buy it, if so, that's a separate problem. This + mandated software support may finally make it viable to just buy a used phone, too.