Comment by gnfargbl
14 hours ago
If the leadership of a company aren't the right people to make decisions about what that company does, who is?
Are you advocating for legislation? How would that work?
14 hours ago
If the leadership of a company aren't the right people to make decisions about what that company does, who is?
Are you advocating for legislation? How would that work?
Ideally the workers. But failing that, legislation would probably be a good thing to at least try to reduce e-waste from closed, discarded devices. Like, if a device line is at its end of line from the company, then they might as well make it open for the community. They're not supporting it anymore, after all, but someone might want to.
Would such legislation be perfect for dealing with these kinds of things? Of course not, but it would be better.
Who are these workers? Who should be listened to if there are opposite views?
What if recycle these devices causes more waste elsewhere? says the devices have to be heavier, using more materials. Also, more legislation mean more bureaucracy, less efficiency in general. Who is to say there is no waste in that?
I'm not against legislation when it makes sense. But "..Of course not, but it would be better"? It's always easy to speak from the comfort of HN.