This right here. For example I'm rolling my eyes at people replacing their Kindles posthaste now. If it still works, it's a great piece of hardware and replacing it now for the sake of changing the brand only creates more waste. A Kindle one already owns is more green and anti-capitalistic than whatever replacement one might get. It's borderline virtue signalling.
I think their heart is in the right place but they didn't think it through. The way I understand virtue signalling, it needs to include intentional deception.
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Replace if you need to, and when replacing: replace it with european-made goods
This right here. For example I'm rolling my eyes at people replacing their Kindles posthaste now. If it still works, it's a great piece of hardware and replacing it now for the sake of changing the brand only creates more waste. A Kindle one already owns is more green and anti-capitalistic than whatever replacement one might get. It's borderline virtue signalling.
Plus it's the perfect device to use offline (Calibre <3 Anna's Archive), aren't the dimished distractions one of the perks of an ereader?
Only borderline?
I think their heart is in the right place but they didn't think it through. The way I understand virtue signalling, it needs to include intentional deception.
Buying second hand is always a great idea. It saves money, keeps stuff away from the trash and is much fun!
Ugh, I fear buying second-hand is becoming a problem for me... I've bought too many pants!!
The EU way is valuing local, ethics and sustainability 💙