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minus-squaremechoman444linkEnglish5•7 months agoYes. But to be fair they would have ended up there anyway.
minus-square@DemuniaclinkEnglish7•7 months agoI’d guess that’s sooner than needed and that means more waste
minus-square@mods_are_assholeslinkEnglish1•7 months agoI don’t know if you noticed but a major part of our capitalistic hellhole is forced obsolescence. To us more waste means the planet dies quicker, to the execs, more waste means more churnover profit. And guess who makes the rules for corporate behavior? Not us for certain.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevillinkEnglish6•7 months agoI’ve got a computer with a copy of XP on it that still runs. Not connected to the Internet anymore, but it still functions as a computer otherwise.
Yes. But to be fair they would have ended up there anyway.
I’d guess that’s sooner than needed and that means more waste
I don’t know if you noticed but a major part of our capitalistic hellhole is forced obsolescence.
To us more waste means the planet dies quicker, to the execs, more waste means more churnover profit.
And guess who makes the rules for corporate behavior? Not us for certain.
I’ve got a computer with a copy of XP on it that still runs. Not connected to the Internet anymore, but it still functions as a computer otherwise.