• sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al
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    6 months ago

    Computing power and storage is so cheap nowadays that even people in middle-income areas can afford to collect piles of used smartphones on their desk drawers.

    I think that’s a dangerous assumption to make. Not everyone is as well off as ourselves. Some people can’t even afford a desk, let alone have a desk drawer full of old phones.

    • rglullis@communick.newsOP
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      6 months ago
      1. On average, we are rich enough to have plenty of gadgets around.

      2. Those in extreme poverty need access to more important things than access to these gadgets.