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Green technological capitalism
Dabid Martinez 2021eko otsailaren 22a

I don't know exactly who welcomed green capitalism. But I know what made the situation worse: the capsules they use with those coffee machines that can hardly be recycled. I'm sure it was one of the first ones we introduced into our homes. As has already been mentioned, the capsules were not very recyclable and, therefore, there was a strong debate against the company’s social networks. Aluminium and plastic. And inside are the organic remnants of coffee.

They made capsules with the materials that were considered compostable and that proved their investment. A problem that they themselves have created by solving. And they're all proud. However, it is clear that as the capsule market continues to grow, the pressure to offer more sustainable alternatives is not as great as it could be.

Thousands of new inventions came after the capsules. And after creating an ecological problem, they triggered a health emergency called green capitalism. It should be pointed out that this is not an environmental concern, but rather being able to sell more and take an eco-varnish with an increasingly intense odor.

And the last ones that join this race are mobiles.

"If those supposedly green companies really care about the environment, I think they can make modular mobiles. So if I break the mobile
camera, I should not stop using everything else."

It is the first US company to sell mobiles without charger, and the second one, from China. As far as I know, neither of them has chosen to lower the price of the new product, as it had a smaller component. Mobile at the same price as mobile and charger. The other day a friend told me that the European Union’s guidelines were in that direction, because at home we have a lot of chargers and there is no need to have more. And it's a logical idea. If it wasn't endured by savage capitalism.

As regards the burden of electronic devices, it should first be noted that much of the innovation in recent years has focused on batteries. Fast charging, magnetic charging, wireless charging… The charging speeds of the mobiles we buy are increasing. If my previous cell phone charged 18W, the current one does it at 33W. I don't have a 33W charger, except the one that came with my phone. If I used the above, I would not use the fast charge I have paid. And what would happen? Because I would basically buy a charger that doesn't come with your phone. In order to recover what the marketing has sold me, that I pay and that the company has robbed me. Reintegrating. Of course.
However, the company would declare itself as green.

If these supposedly green companies really care about the environment, I think they can make modular mobiles. So if I break the cell phone, I should not stop using everything else. I buy the camera module, I change it, and I keep using the device normally with all the other components that are new. You don't have to be an engineer to detect that in this way we would be in a position to rule out fewer fully useful computer components. But anyway, this idea isn't mine. The news is not very new either.

Likewise, they should stop using the programmed aging techniques.

But no. Remove the charger. Because the two I propose are opposed to their business model. So that everything stays the same.