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[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

"No ethical consumption under capitalism, after all!" munch munch

[–] [email protected] 80 points 8 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Except instead of carrying sticks, you carry slave labour made Iphone while being 10x more aware of your environment. I guess its almost the same...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

you carry slave labour made Iphone

It's funny, because we're allowed to import the Hong Kong / India manufactured iPhones, but we're forbidden from importing Chinese mainland manufactured Huawei phones or Dutch designed / Chinese manufactured Fair Phones. Nevermind the conditions under which the two kinds of phones are manufactured. Nevermind who primarily profits from their sale. Nevermind their quality or cost.

You're only permitted to purchase/use devices that benefit domestic market interests.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think fairphone is more adamant on fair conditions even if it is manufactured in China. Dont they just not want to support US for now?

You most likely can get a decent phone manufactured in decent conditions if you want and dont even need to overpay yourself as much. I have been eyeing Gigaset because it is made in Germany.

Despite that, even most of the people here dont. Little peasant with "sticks" is a bit hypocritical when you have maximum awareness and an ability to start making order in your close proximity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dont they just not want to support US for now?

More that US Carriers deliberately stick to non-global-standard frequencies in order to raise the cost of outside competition.

You most likely can get a decent phone manufactured in decent conditions if you want

If you can, I haven't seen it. Modular phone development in the states has been dead for ages, thanks to the cartelization of domestic manufacturers. And US manufacturers have been exiting China in large part because they can get even lower labor prices in poorer nations across the South Pacific.

Little peasant with “sticks” is a bit hypocritical

Here's the original comic

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

But you can use them with t-mobile based on a faq about fairphone 4 (most likely 5 as well). That makes sense since they are a german company and Im not sure they would make it that hard on themselves.

See amazon.de. I switched delivery to US and both gigaset and fairphone can be ordered there. There is also teracube which is US based. Also there is Volla which is based on gigaset phones.

Here's the original comic

The jury is still out on that :P.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Care to explain this? I didn't get it 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The two other scenarios make sense to me. The third one I still don't get 😅

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm tired but what exactly are you not understanding if you've parsed the previous two examples of the same joke? Is this some bizarre troll?

"Some shithead is trying to undercut complaints by claiming hypocrisy because the complainer is engaging in or using the thing complained about"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well, when you put it in that way, I understand it!

I was only getting a thought of "You cannot survive if you have no society" before!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It's annoying when it's used as an excuse for mindless consumption, rather than a call to abolish capitalism

[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Geez, orangutan can't catch a break. Their home got taken for plantation, their women got sold to prostitution, now their meat are used for cookies flavoring?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (3 children)

One of them was president of the US, so they've got that going for them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That’s so unfair to orangutans. They’re gentle, empathetic creatures and even the worst of them would make a far better president. Unfortunately they can’t run in the US because they’re not native citizens. Perhaps one from a zoo could.…

You know what, fuck it. We should nominate Simon Skjodt from the Indianapolis Zoo. I’ll bet at least some of trump’s followers wouldn’t notice the difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Do not fucking insult the orangutans! They are much more intelligent than that orange ape clown. MURICAAAAA "proud freedom noises" 🦅

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Who says it's made from the meat?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah someone thought the zoo label said orange

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Right turn, Clyde.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Yeah the enemy of "good" MUST be "perfect." It's just the only possible way to see the world that makes any sense. Anyone who deviates from this is just a garbage human. /s

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Palm tree oil

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait... Are oranges made by killing orangutans? How could I have been so blind!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

My favorite comment of the day lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Mmm orangu-tangy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago