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blitzen , 10 months ago

Nothing about Saudi Arabia is pro-consumer.

blitzen , 10 months ago

I’m in the minority here, but I don’t think any governments should be regulating the choice of cable in smartphones. I think it’s a convenience that they can dangle in front of people so they can say they are pro-consumer, while ignoring the working conditions of those who manufacture it, the taxes paid by corporations who make the phones, the lobbying done against right-to-repair laws, and the monopolistic tendencies displayed by these companies.

The governments have a real responsibility to hold these companies responsible for a lot of things, but I don’t think the choice of one small piece of the technology pie should be one of them.

blitzen , 10 months ago

Dude is still simping for Musk. No sympathy.

blitzen , 10 months ago

23 Aug 23. Ya, no ambiguity. /s

2023-08-23 is the way.

blitzen , 11 months ago

They are going to answer with some stupid reasoning like removing the 3.5mm jack.

But truly Apple stance on right-to-repair really is their only non-defendable stance. And this is coming from an Apple fanboy.

blitzen , 11 months ago

Not objectively

blitzen , 11 months ago

Don’t think you understand what objectively means.

blitzen , 11 months ago

I’m not defending anything, other than basic usage of the English language. I’m not saying Bluetooth is better, objectively or subjectively, than a wired connection. You’re free to prefer one over the other, but any preference is just that, a preference.

blitzen , 1 year ago

I am asking this in full earnestness: is any critique of the Chinese government assumed to be rooted in xenophobia?

blitzen , 1 year ago

I feel that maybe you’re reading my question as ‘critique of China is inherently support for the west/US/etc’ which I absolutely do not mean. I think that it’s possible that painting all critique with a broad ‘xenophobia’ brush (while undoubtedly warranted at times) can prevent discussion in good faith.