Who do you blame for almost all non-consumable goods becoming #enshitified?
I use the term loosely to cover things like:
* #designedObsolescence
* no wiring diagrams or tech info for appliances
* short warranties
* non-replaceable batteries
* closed-source software
* IoT (aka IoS: internet of shit)
* #CAPTCHA
* cookie popups
* #walledGardens
* etc.
The US fed distributes gratis smartphones to poor people under a project called #Lifeline.
Question: are these gov-issued phones enumbered by Google or Apple? Do recipients have to agree to Google or Apple ToS? Or is the licensing and software more appropriate for a public device, thus #FOSS?
If it’s the former, thus the phones are not updated and become e-waste due to #designedObsolescence, do the feds give recipients a hardware upgrade every few years?
@normplum @Tutanota And perhaps even more interesting is to ask:
Why did you ditch Tuta?
I opened an acct just to see how the crypto was implemented, hoping it could be a hushmail replacement. Discovered that Tuta’s tech is not open standards (i.e. not openpgp). So it’s a #walledGarden & cannot serve the e2ee purpose when one party is not on the platform.
But I kept the account because there was at least a FOSS f-droid app which gave some relief from having to login manually via web app.
I *ditched* Tuta when Tuta ditched me. Tuta used #designedObsolescence pro-actively break their app on older Androids. I will not buy new hardware and partake in ecocide by #ewaste.
(edit) Then #Tuta deleted my account when I did not login often enough, which happened because I was forced to use their web UI.
Disposable vapes are not really disposable
In this video, YouTuber Largely Unemployed demonstrates that disposable vapes can be refurbished with very little effort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcrlwtipwww
#Capitalism #designedObsolescence #disposable #vapes #wasteThatIsNotWaste
If a #smartphone maker decides to stop maintaining or distributing a device for which the hardware could still function for decades ahead, should there be legislation against this #designedObsolescence?
key:
PD → public domain
GNU FOSS → free software with FSF assigned as the custodian (though for the poll assume they have a choice of impartial custodians [would be weird for law to impose using FSF])
h/w → hardware
/cc @pollbot
@SebastienK Can I dump garbage on your yard or driveway and call you spoiled for not liking the burden of dealing with it properly? Everything you own owns you. Of course Apple is responsible for their devices being designed to become garbage much earlier than necessary. #DesignedObsolescence is the fault of the designer. And to some extent it’s also the fault of consumers who knowingly and willfully buy such products.
I've had my phone (Sharp Aquos R) for 5 years now. I did a battery change 1 or 2 years ago.
It's becoming rather sluggish, but I hope it can last another year against the gears of #DesignedObsolescence.
It'd be swell if I didn't have to change it at all.
If someone advocates for high prices on products that do social and/or environmental harm¹ as a means for harm reduction, are they “classist”?
① e.g.:
* cars (registration, parking, procurement, etc)
* fuel for cars
* air travel
* animal products
* vented tumble dryers
* hardware w/ #designedObsolescence
“qyes” → qualified yes
/cc @CorvidCrone
@blacklight Indeed one of the most infuriating problems w/proprietary techno-feudalist options is #designedObsolescence. There are many other problems too, but the forced obsolescence is the one that destroys value, fills landfills w/electronics, & forces you to buy new hardware. It’s not just smart homes… I won’t even consider buying most smartphones for this reason.
@davidnjoku I must say the results are disturbing. The hardware lasts 10+ yrs (which i know b/c my Android 2.3 device still works).
The poll shows how many people are suckered by #designedObsolescence & support the corporate greed that drives it. I refuse to upgrade. Software makers pushing ppl into chronic upgrades & landfills full of phones can f-off.
My bank has to pay a staff member to do transactions for me b/c their app demands a new phone. So there’s some #poeticJustice.
@potungthul Yeah, for sure there should be a special place in hell for the self-destructing apps that maximize the harms of #designedObsolescence. Unmandated SDK bumps are still harmful b/c users are still enticed to replace perfectly good hardware, but to a lesser extent. In picking battles, #Wire & #Tutanota are relatively evil this regard. Both those apps suffer from dev incompetence as well
The fewer apps you install on your #Android, the less chance there is that you’ll be forced to buy new hardware simply to keep an app running. #Tutanota, #Jami, #Wire, #OSMand & even the #FDroid app itself have all pushed these silent ultamatims to users to force them back into the marketplace. #designedObsolescence #climateChange
@rathantara @rugk I don’t see the point with fingerpointing between mfrs and Google. When all manufacturers & phone carriers bundle in proprietary blobs, then neglect updates in a #designedObsolescence move, that shits on the whole Android ecosystem. You can blame Google for using a license that gives manufacturers the option to do what corporations do. The users got fucked on that deal regardless.
The only way this makes sense is maybe the #tile manufacturers deliberately want colors to slightly change so that when you break a tile 5 yrs later or do a partial demolition, you can’t get a match and so you have to retile the whole room. That’s the only reason I can think of. #designedObsolescence
@koherecoWatchdog imagine if #Trump were still in power, he'd be directing the FTC to ignore complaints about #designedObsolescence
@okpierre @float13 Dear #Roku refugees stung by #designedObsolescence: you might want to get behind this bug report to port VLC to old Rokus: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/24998
