Ok, but here’s the thing. Every company is unethical. it feels like there is no such thing aa ethical consumption in 2025.
Forget companies. It feels like half of the people here would say I’m unethical for using Lemmy, and then send me a bunch of screenshots of Lemmy devs posts. But I feel that Lemmy is much better than mainstream social media and I feel that it’s moving the needle in the right direction.
You need to give actionable advice to people. You don’t want them to buy an iPhone? Ok, then recommend them some phones. And you can’t be all or nothing. Ok maybe many people won’t switch away from iPhone, how about recommend them a used/refurbished iPhone retailer (e.g. Swappa)? That’s more ethical and better for the environment than buying a new phone.
I’m not saying you’re wrong, and admittedly I’m writing this from an iPhone. But tell me what I should consider for my next phone. I personally am an iOS app developer, but assuming used phone market as a slightly more ethical alternative, I would use that for my next purchase.
Respectfully you should stop virtue signaling and actually help people move the needle in the right direction. I feel really ethically overwhelmed by the world we live in and I desperately want to do the right thing. Every single use plastic cup I buy genuinely makes me feel gross inside. You know what has stuck with me is my college roommate who educated our whole college house on how to properly recycle. You will make more of a difference if you give actionable advice.
All I’m saying is I will have forgotten this interaction in the next 24 hours, but I’ll still be following the actionable recycling instructions my roommate gave me 5 years ago
All I’m saying is I will have forgotten this interaction in the next 24 hours, but I’ll still be following the actionable recycling instructions my roommate gave me 5 years ago
And buying an iPhone.
Also, you seem to be under the false impression that I’m concerned with your takeaway on this.
Ok, but here’s the thing. Every company is unethical. it feels like there is no such thing aa ethical consumption in 2025.
Forget companies. It feels like half of the people here would say I’m unethical for using Lemmy, and then send me a bunch of screenshots of Lemmy devs posts. But I feel that Lemmy is much better than mainstream social media and I feel that it’s moving the needle in the right direction.
You need to give actionable advice to people. You don’t want them to buy an iPhone? Ok, then recommend them some phones. And you can’t be all or nothing. Ok maybe many people won’t switch away from iPhone, how about recommend them a used/refurbished iPhone retailer (e.g. Swappa)? That’s more ethical and better for the environment than buying a new phone.
I’m not saying you’re wrong, and admittedly I’m writing this from an iPhone. But tell me what I should consider for my next phone. I personally am an iOS app developer, but assuming used phone market as a slightly more ethical alternative, I would use that for my next purchase.
I stopped reading after this.
Just list the ones giving golden statues.
I stopped taking you seriously after this.
Respectfully you should stop virtue signaling and actually help people move the needle in the right direction. I feel really ethically overwhelmed by the world we live in and I desperately want to do the right thing. Every single use plastic cup I buy genuinely makes me feel gross inside. You know what has stuck with me is my college roommate who educated our whole college house on how to properly recycle. You will make more of a difference if you give actionable advice.
Thanks for the tone policing.
Surely, I will change how I conduct myself.
This is because you are very effective at moving the needle.
All I’m saying is I will have forgotten this interaction in the next 24 hours, but I’ll still be following the actionable recycling instructions my roommate gave me 5 years ago
And buying an iPhone.
Also, you seem to be under the false impression that I’m concerned with your takeaway on this.