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by thrown_22 1347 days ago
It's called triage. If you have a paper cut and a heart attack one will be prioritized over the other.

To equate the two is idiocy.

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there are enough people in the world to deal with both. it’s whataboutism pure and simple
[[citation needed]]

If you feel so strongly about phone waste feel free to go live in the third world as a e-waste recycler.

What you are stating implies that environmental responsibility is non existent and that everybody is entitled to consume all the resources his/their money can afford.
What you are stating implies that phones are the only resource people consume.