FFS. Everything is a compromise. People who want smaller and lighter are not more wrong than those who want battery and physical protection.

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cornyhorse 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Erm, I mean they kind of are given the massive externalities non user serviceable parts causes.

	▲	umanwizard an hour ago \| parent [-]
		E-waste is a minuscule rounding error compared to all the other forms of environmental destruction modern industrial civilization causes. European countries are massive polluters and net carbon producers (though not quite as bad as the US); e-waste shouldn't even be on their radar since it is a distraction from almost infinitely more important environmental concerns. People complaining about this don't actually care about e-waste, they just talk about it because it's convenient for their argument.

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riversflow 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Earth's resources are finite, both in terms of raw materials and ability to absorb pollution. Stewardship of our resources entails the regulation of the things we create with those resources such that our collective consumption is conserved. Such oversight is both prudent, and as history and global outcomes teach, quite necessary.

	▲	kube-system an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I don't disagree with your statement, but an increase in design durability also does those things. A phone that you can drop and it doesn't break creates less pollution than a phone that you can drop and replace the screen.