Thib on Nostr: Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022. Some of ...
Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022.
Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.
We need to publicly support communities like [@postmarketOS](https://fosstodon.org/@postmarketOS) who work on making these phones repurposable, and [@gnome](https://floss.social/@gnome) that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63245150
Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.
We need to publicly support communities like [@postmarketOS](https://fosstodon.org/@postmarketOS) who work on making these phones repurposable, and [@gnome](https://floss.social/@gnome) that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63245150