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Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I want to know what all these people are doing with their phones... I've needed a phone to be waterproof exactly one time. 20 years ago when I got chucked into a pool with my flip phone in my pocket. I've had about a dozen batteries stop charging properly and needed replacement since then.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I have this habit where I try to squeeze every bit of use out of a device until something forces me to get a new one.

    My latest two phones have both lasted for 7 years, and I'm still not planning on upgrading until someting breaks.

    In all those years I have never encountered a situation where I would have benefited from my phone being more waterproof than just basic ingress protection. Higher IP ratings are only helpful for those who don't want to be conscious of their possessions and want insurance in case of accidents instead of preventing the situations outright.

    If we truly want to reduce our impact on the use of natural resources, we should start with eradicating the mindset that things being disposable is somehow fine.

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