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A breakdown of the cost of an iPhone before and after tarrifs on various components | iFixit & WSJ (lemmy.ca)

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Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-apple-tariffs-china-bb20c7a3

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Good! Maybe people will learn to push back against plutocratic overlords and live simply.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This applies to most any electronics. I agree we should use things for longer instead of disposably, but people do need electronics nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I have a use it till it breaks philosophy, but if the thing breaks and I cannot figure out how to fix it myself (or do not think I can do it safely) and have no repair shop to go to, I do have to buy something new. And I am not ready to live so simply I have no smartphone, computer, or WiFi. I do not want to buy more than I need but I am also not interested in anything like "return to monke." Do not need a TV or Alexa, but I use my rice cooker and hot water boiler daily and you can pry those electric conveniences (that save me so much money in the long run for all the times I pick their convenience over eating out or buying hot drinks from a store) out of my cold dead hands.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My prediction is that people will push back, but not enough to make a real difference and most people will just roll over and take it right in the balloon knot