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  • anamethatisnt@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldcapitalism
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    3 months ago

    On a larger scale? Through organizing and engaging in communities, politics and unions. No one can stop it alone.

    On a personal scale?
    Stop consuming more than you need. Maintain what you already own. Don’t buy it because it’s better than what you have, if what you have is already good enough. Buy second hand when you can. Lend and loan with friends when it comes to seldomly used tools.

    Buy maintainable stuff instead of the cheap copy that has no repairability (Think of the boots theory and don’t get tricked into spending more in the long term just to spend less now).

    And the hardest bit would be to stop comparing yourself and your life with that of those around you, I think that the rat race is the main driver of consumption together with all that wealth peacocking.















  • EU is forcing some consumer friendly requirements from 20 June 2025 onwards which I imagine will give you a wider availability of models with five years of updates. Should give some incitement for the companies to join in.
    https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/product-list/smartphones-and-tablets_en

    Ecodesign requirements will apply to mobile phones and tablets put on the EU market from 20 June 2025 onwards, including:

    1. resistance to accidental drops or scratches and protection from dust and water
    2. sufficiently durable batteries which can withstand at least 800 charge and discharge cycles while retaining at least 80% of their initial capacity
    3. rules on disassembly and repair, including obligations for producers to make critical spare parts available within 5-10 working days, and for 7 years after the end of sales of the product model on the EU market
    4. availability of operating system upgrades for longer periods (at least 5 years from the date of the end of placement on the market of the last unit of a product model)
    5. non-discriminatory access for professional repairers to any software or firmware needed for the replacement










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