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$60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets (www.motherjones.com)
submitted 9 months ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"Anwar’s job, scrounging for discarded electronics in [Nigerian] Ikeja Computer Village, one of the world’s biggest and most hectic marketplaces for used, repaired, and refurbished electronic products.... "

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 31 points 9 months ago

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's super attractive until you realize the current conditions we can technologically handle that. It's dangerous slave labor.

Good luck selling that to the era of kids working a MacDonald's.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

Haven't had a chance to read the article, but my take from the summary is that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In other words, proper e-waste management, and more of it. A lot just gets tossed in landfills or sent to third world countries (to get tossed in their landfills).

Really the onus of this should be on the manufacturer. I don't think any product should be brought to market without knowing cradle-to-grave where it came from and where it will go (and paying for proper disposal, as well).

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 18 points 9 months ago

This is very true. I cleaned up an old Game Boy I hadn’t played in decades, and sold it on eBay for $60 billion.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

I keep thinking I have some bitcoin sitting on my dad’s old laptop somewhere

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I thought Nigeria wasn't cool with necrmancers?