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Fairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’ (www.techradar.com)
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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

(Different guy here) the same thing applies to 3.5mm jacks. I also the “slippery slope” argument on USB-C ports feels a bit premature, though I’ll never 100% say that a CEO wouldn’t ever do anything like that.

Their point about optical drives literally said the word “laptop” and no, laptops are not modular to the point where you can just slap any old disc-drive in them. You can, however, get an external one that will take a USB slot but you’ll live. It’s going to be hard to successfully argue against the other guy if you’re not even reading his comments properly.

[–] voltaa@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I read the comments properly. Laptops are modular where you can slap any old disc drive in them, I have one in my basement right now where I can do exactly that. If I couldn't swap it easily without taking apart the laptop, I can easily open the laptop and attach it to the board as well, something that I can't do with modern locked tight phones without specialized tools. Last resort would be using USB and an external drive. Tech literacy is dead when people are arguing against having a 3.5mm jack and don't know that you can open a laptop with a screwdriver.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

When was the last time you saw an even semi-modern laptop? There’s no space to jam disc-drives in them and you’d have to cut the body for the slot if there was no option to switch out part of it for something that had one. I frickin’ love modifying stuff and tinkering but that’s just not a reasonable expectation to have for everyone.

I am aware of how to open a laptop, I even have all the bits to do it, I’m just not living in the early 2000s and understand that my needs and how I use stuff are not the only valid ways.

Yes, tech literacy had a small window and now we’re all dumb again but I don’t think it’s why you think it is.