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There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of "planned obsolescence".

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[-] BellaDonna@mujico.org 2 points 1 year ago

Phones shouldn't be disposable either, I'm coming up on five years on mine.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

They shouldn't be, but they're designed to be, especially Androids with their abysmal software support period.

[-] BellaDonna@mujico.org 1 points 1 year ago

I guess mine is unusual then. I still get very regular security updates, and battery life though noticeably shorter, well, it's still okay.

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