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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Being the voice of reason almost guarantees you won't be heard. The screen replacement market is wildly profitable. The phone replacement because battery dead, even more so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hate that you're right. The general public moved away from keeping phones for 3-5 years, sometimes more to replacing broken glass sandwiches every other year if they're lucky.