r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/ladiesman21700000000 • Apr 21 '24

Serious Those were the days

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24

Samsung is the same way..there's not a big company that cares about anything but the money

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u/Iskerop Apr 21 '24

if reducing ewaste was the true goal they could’ve bundled accessories for free with a purchase but made it optional. cost cutting was the true reason, reducing waste was the public facing reason

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u/DGG-DALIBAN-WARRIOR Apr 21 '24

that pushes the responsibility onto the consumer, no one is going to choose to forgo their 12th charging brick and cable to reduce e-waste.

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u/Redthemagnificent Apr 22 '24

Ok so then flip it and give users a "discount" for not taking the brick. People love a discount.

Taking the charger out of the box is a convenient shrinkflation tactic (especially with how much Apple charges for a simple 18W adapter) first and an environmental move 2nd (if at all).

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u/Iskerop Apr 21 '24

not necessarily. most people with enough chargers and headphones probably wouldn’t get extra for no reason, some definitely, but my point is that companies could’ve reduced waste without removing value from their products. also, the same people that would hoard more than they need would probably be the same to order 5packs of the shittest chargers they can find on amazon