Swap the batteries, tips, charging case, shell, or even just individual buds.

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•7 months ago

    I’ve always been Android, but the easy counter is just “why do people feel the need to replace their working phone every year.”

    Car companies have a new model every year and even among those who could afford to, very few people feel the need to have an annual car upgrade cycle. Products aren’t (/shouldn’t be) fashion.

    Apple’s got a weird cult thing going, partly because the first few generations were legitimately large upgrades. I’d be curious about the stats of how many non-influencers actually upgrade annually.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•7 months ago

      I’d be curious about the stats of how many non-influencers actually upgrade annually.

      Ahh, but that’s the trick, because by saying “non-influncers”, you’d be cutting out the peoples who fancy themselves influencers, or act like influencers, which is apparently everyone now.