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E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 7 months ago (28 children)

In the 2010s, my neighbor asked me to fix their iPad because i was technically literate. I noticed it had a EoL date and it was fast approaching. I realized that iPads were just bigger iPhones. And Chromebooks were also getting popular.

I then realized we were all fucked.

We have all this "disposable" tech that only have a window of about 3-4 years before it breaks down. Even with open-source and boot loading, there's just so much garbage and it'll only continue to grow.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I then realized we were all fucked.

Buy responsibly:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Framework is a great company, but I'm a bit torn on Fairphone. Not sure if I like where their company is going.

EDIT: Because some people asked for clarification about Fairphone, here are my (very subjective) thoughts:

I think the idea behind Fairphone is great, and I think more phone manufacturers should take a few hints about repairability and sustainability from them.

That said, their software is just okay, missing a lot of QoL features that are found with other manufacturers. Also, I've seen reports of pretty gnarly bugs after OS updates, but I can't verify those personally.

Their customer service sucks, according to a lot of people. And as someone with experience in both industries (mostly customer support) I can tell you that those things usually speak for a lackluster management.

Also, small nitpick: I really wish they'd kept a headphone jack on their newest phone.

So yeah, as I said, mostly very subjective. But hey, no one said that liking or not liking something can only be for objective reasons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Where exactly is their company going? I've only ever heard good things about them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not sure if I like where their company is going.

What's the point of saying something incendiary like this *without providing an explanation? Does FairPhone oppose Right To Repair? Do you own competing stock? Did the CEO sleep with your wife? Without context or details, telling people this is meaningless...

Edit: autocorrect

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Not sure if I like where their company is going.

No idea what you're talking about. My repairable headphones work fine.

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