Comment on A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades
nodsocket@lemmy.world 11 months agoConsumers have very little choice when it comes to things like cars, electricity company, cable company, etc. In that case it is appropriate to put blame on the companies who have a captive customer base. But with things like phones, there is nothing compelling consumers to buy the latest except FOMO and greed.
BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 11 months ago
Absolutely, and for products and markets that are essentially necessary to life, there's a much stronger case to be made for strong regulation since the potential for exploitation is much higher (the nightmare that is the entire healthcare industry exemplifies this perfectly, since market forces don't work well when you're unconscious or will otherwise die).
But for luxury items, which high-end smartphones undoubtedly are? Yeah, consumers can take a little bit of accountability.