In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?
And remember, you can always switch away from Fairphone if they become “evil”. It’s not like Google, Amazon or the influence of Social Media companies that you can’t escape.
“How to convince myself that I can continue to consume from known bad companies.”
Man, as someone who did tons of computer repair and support in my early years, the hoops and loops people go to keep buying stuff from apple, as maybe a bit of an extreme example, is just amazing!
I see it with stuff from amazon, nvidia and ea too, specially frustrating when there are clear less evil alternatives!
They’re a limited liability company, so no stock market pressure. As a Dutch BV voting majority can still lie with the founders.
LLC doesn’t mean it’s automatically better. LLCs can also have investors and a board. Furthermore, it could be less advantageous to be a private company because you can’t see into their financials and there is no transparency.
Most people buy a new phone if it gets damaged from a drop. It happens quite often. Here you can swap the parts cheaply and with only a screwdriver.
But the phone will get repaired (if it still has value) and gets resold. Anecdotally, most of my friends and family just get the screen repaired.
Sorry, who? And what is the message? Not going to watch it.
And remember, you can always switch away from Fairphone if they become “evil”. It’s not like Google, Amazon or the influence of Social Media companies that you can’t escape.
It uses Android, right? So why does it matter? You’re going to get Google influence since it’s Android no matter what.
If you’re going to be obtuse and combative for no good reason, at least have the decency to not ask questions you’re not interested in hearing the answers to.
“How to convince myself that I can continue to consume from known bad companies.”
They’re a limited liability company, so no stock market pressure. As a Dutch BV voting majority can still lie with the founders.
They’re on Fairphone 5 now, which is the first one I’d consider buying if I was in the market for a new one phone right now.
Most people buy a new phone if it gets damaged from a drop. It happens quite often. Here you can swap the parts cheaply and with only a screwdriver.
If you wonder how sturdy it is: https://youtu.be/H1UJ5k3yMvA?si=zQ1VEeA8YqMINUR7
This one dives deeper into the lifecycle: https://youtu.be/lU4vv7qCQvg?si=XiE0QBWP6iNMbQJ_
You can find the Lifecycle Analysis of Frauenhofer institute with a bit of googling.
And here’s Louis Rossman on it: https://youtu.be/EAogtqyN22M?si=9slIZEuTbAZhE__Y
And remember, you can always switch away from Fairphone if they become “evil”. It’s not like Google, Amazon or the influence of Social Media companies that you can’t escape.
Man, as someone who did tons of computer repair and support in my early years, the hoops and loops people go to keep buying stuff from apple, as maybe a bit of an extreme example, is just amazing!
I see it with stuff from amazon, nvidia and ea too, specially frustrating when there are clear less evil alternatives!
The issue is when “less evil” also means “worse product”. If “evil” is even an applicable word here
LLC doesn’t mean it’s automatically better. LLCs can also have investors and a board. Furthermore, it could be less advantageous to be a private company because you can’t see into their financials and there is no transparency.
But the phone will get repaired (if it still has value) and gets resold. Anecdotally, most of my friends and family just get the screen repaired.
Any drop test?
Sorry, who? And what is the message? Not going to watch it.
It uses Android, right? So why does it matter? You’re going to get Google influence since it’s Android no matter what.
If you’re going to be obtuse and combative for no good reason, at least have the decency to not ask questions you’re not interested in hearing the answers to.
How was I combative? Just curious.