Edit: Jesus Christ, people. If you buy a $150 Thinkpad made by slave labor instead of a $1,200 MacBook made by slave labor, you’re still supporting a capitalist economy based on slave labor. We all do. We have no choice. The number of smug liberals in the comments saying “well I buy a cheap used laptop” or “well I buy coffee beans and make my own coffee” are completely missing the fucking point.

Don’t tell yourself your consumption is moral. All of us make unethical choices every day because there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Accept your shame and guilt and let it drive you to do better.

  • KyuubiNoKitsune
    3·
    6 months ago

    Computer repair stores exist, but I suspect Apple users wouldn’t know this, as all Apple has are sales people telling you to buy a new one or spend the price of a new one to get whatever fixed or upgraded (which isn’t actually an option).

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      Why would someone pay to repair a computer they don’t think is broken? Just because you understand what more ram and a bigger drive mean doesn’t mean the average person does.

      • KyuubiNoKitsune
        2·
        6 months ago

        And who’s fault is that? Companies who make things that can’t be upgraded or repaired, so people don’t know it’s an option.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          Do people not know or is having something lightweight more important to them?

          Why do you care so much what other people choose to spend their money on?

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              2·
              6 months ago

              And replacing old RAM and old drives wouldn’t also create a lot of waste?

              Exactly what percentage of the waste generated today is Macbooks?

              • KyuubiNoKitsune
                1·
                6 months ago

                It would reduce the amount of waste greatly, so would repairable products. And I guess enough of it is Apple for them to be a trillion dollar business.

                You ride that apple d hard, damn.

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  6 months ago

                  I’m sure you think insulting me will make me a huge fan of Apple rather than someone who understands why people buy them, but I’m afraid it won’t work. Sorry. You can’t wish someone into who you want them to be.

                  • KyuubiNoKitsune
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    That… Made no sense. But shirking personal responsibility to be conscious of the effects of your product choices due to convenience seems to be pretty common.

                    Like I said, you do you.

                    I make more educated choices where I can because I actually care about the damage these things do and I’d prefer not to live in a rubbish dump.