And thus the capitalistic machine churns on... until we run out of resources and finally realize... whoopsie, we've got an issue... and suddenly a whole other, socio-economic issue arises, especially with hindsight of the techy-generations.

Planned obsolescence has been a thing for a long time. It's annoying, yeah. But then, I'm speaking as a packrat who keeps just about everything whether it still functions or not.

One of the many many problems with intellectual property laws.

I think that New York had a right to repair bill that passed not that long ago. I hope that 0ther states also follow suit.

Nope. The thing with NY is the media covers for corruption, because the media is headquartered in NY and gets kickbacks for doing so. The people living in NY don't actually check whether or not something passes, but the media will suggest it is just about to pass until people are convinced it already has passed.

They did something similar with cannabis. NY "legalized" medical marijuana but made the licenses almost impossible to get and never opened more than a handful of dispensaries. At the same time, they mandated everyone who receives another prescription medication to undergo a yearly drug test, looking for cannabis. If you show positive for cannabis, you lose your prescription medications.

The best way to think of NY, is to assume the opposite of what you hear is true. If NY says they are passing "right to repair" assume they are making it impossible to repair, if NY says they are "legalizing cannabis" assume to be drug tested for cannabis everywhere you go. NY even "banned flavored vaping" to get rid of flavored JUUL, then made JUUL and disposable vapes, the only exception allowed to be sold.

Research the phone before you buy it.

Only buy phones that you can get administrative access to (jailbreak). Only buy phones with a removable lithium battery. Turn automatic updates off, and research the updates before installing them. Updates are how the phones are slowed down, forcing you to buy a new one, and the lack of administrative access (jailbreak) means the updates cannot be wiped.

I also figured out that every photo you take on a phone that cannot be jailbroke is saved to the operating system. That means nothing can actually be deleted. Also, the data is compressed in the operating system, so even if you fill your memory, the files keep getting compressed smaller in the operating system to save them. That means you cannot truly wipe your data to free up more space after a while. It will keep saving crap to the operating system files, reducing your overall storage space. Since you cannot get administrative access, you cannot actually delete the files. That means your phone will run slower over time, because more of your memory is being allocated to the operating system storage.

Jailbreakable phones are like $20-50 more expensive on budget phone models, but you'll get more years out of them. ;3

Let me direct you to Mr. Snaffleburger!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zZOYcsKnT8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxPJKkSp6gU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ABsKHN9iE

And many, many more.


BTW, today I had my first and only smartphone I bought in 2015 repaired so I can keep using it. the Screen needed replacing because of burn out after so many years of successful use.

i use an android from before 2017 so i don't have any problems

A loudest truth has never been spoken!