The promises of digital technology are numerous: remote control of heating, decision-making support for the environment, tool for the liberation of oppressed peoples... But above all, limiting global warming! But what is it really?
Not to criticize, ONLY to make the picture more complete: it is also crucial to buy as little electronic devices as possible (and never buy "smart", internet-connected anything, unless it absolutely must be online), and change them ONLY when they physically break. As an obviously extreme example, someone who followed all the advice in this post to the letter, but changed smartphone every year, would still have a huge digital carbon footprint for no real reason.
I had no problems understanding it, because I already know the general issue well, as you may see from these posts of mine: https://stop.zona-m.net/tag/e-waste/
It cannot exclude that someone completely unaware of the issue may miss some points, NOT the general message. But I don't know
Not to criticize, ONLY to make the picture more complete: it is also crucial to buy as little electronic devices as possible (and never buy "smart", internet-connected anything, unless it absolutely must be online), and change them ONLY when they physically break. As an obviously extreme example, someone who followed all the advice in this post to the letter, but changed smartphone every year, would still have a huge digital carbon footprint for no real reason.
Indeed. Thank you for your comment.
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I had no problems understanding it, because I already know the general issue well, as you may see from these posts of mine: https://stop.zona-m.net/tag/e-waste/
It cannot exclude that someone completely unaware of the issue may miss some points, NOT the general message. But I don't know
Thanks a lot for the feedback + the reference. 🙏🏻