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solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

500 Euro for what amounts to a midrange phone still seems like consumerism to me. Better to get an older phone and hold onto it. My Moto G4 lasted 7 years before obsolescence and physical wear caught up with it. I wonder how many current Fairphones will still be in use in 2034.

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dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Turns out ethical wages and materials cost money.

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- solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I still have a made in Finland Nokia N9 that cost $200 around 15 years ago. Too bad it became unusable in the US with the shutdown of the 3G network wherever that was.
  
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Ilandar@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Better to get an older phone and hold onto it.

That’s sort of how they’ve marketed their phones over the years. Fairphone exists as a fairer alternative to brand new phones, but the company has always been quite clear that the most environmentally friendly phone you have is your current one and that you should keep it for as long as realistically possible.

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