This is ignoring that people who upgrade often resell their phones, meaning they aren't just going into a landfill. People who want the latest can have it, while those who want a decent phone for cheap can pick one up used. Very few people buy something new and throw away the old, perfectly usable thing it is replacing.
The real link is <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/jad7rp/upgrade_culture_is_unethical_and_toxic/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/jad7rp/upgrade_cult...</a><p>Now... Good luck getting the average apple users listening to that.
I read this as self congratulatory virtue signaling. At the end of the day this argument could be broadened to “consumption culture is unethical and toxic” as buying anything has these same pitfalls. But this article (and comments here) fall into the “consuming this thing I don’t value is bad because consumption is bad” while overlooking all the other things they consume that they do value. I’ve been lectured about upgrading my TV from an SUV owner who most certainly leases.
Pretty funny from someone holding multiple apple products, and doing some trading.<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MrC4meron?count=25&after=t1_g7ccam1" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/user/MrC4meron?count=25&after=t1_g7cc...</a><p>Yet another case of <i>what I don't like is toxic and must stop</i>.