I don’t like how on Lemmy nothing is good enough, and I DO support this proposal if you need a new phone. However, to clarify this comment: by buying someone else’s phone, you are enabling the other person to get a newer model for less money, indirectly also contributing to a new purchase
This is an assumption you make, the second-hand eBay seller could just as easily turn around and use the profits on the second-hand market again.
I say this from my own personal experience though. I understand many just want a discount on the iPhone 256, but the assumption alone that buying second-hand actually encourages others to buy new is a bit too silly for me.
Much like your first point,
I don’t like how on Lemmy nothing is good enough
Some of us really need to step back and breathe in.
The idea that buying secondhand doesn’t support the original manufacturer is wrong
I don’t like how on Lemmy nothing is good enough, and I DO support this proposal if you need a new phone. However, to clarify this comment: by buying someone else’s phone, you are enabling the other person to get a newer model for less money, indirectly also contributing to a new purchase
This is an assumption you make, the second-hand eBay seller could just as easily turn around and use the profits on the second-hand market again.
I say this from my own personal experience though. I understand many just want a discount on the iPhone 256, but the assumption alone that buying second-hand actually encourages others to buy new is a bit too silly for me.
Much like your first point,
Some of us really need to step back and breathe in.