[ealhad]

It's not a "sustainability tax", it's "acknowledging people are not slaves nor are resources infinite"

[willcipriano]

"Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent”

It may not make sense to repair for many consumers. In a few years we might have better codecs or similar and you'll want to upgrade your crusty headphones anyway.

[rstat1]

>>In a few years we might have better codecs

This sounds like something could be done with a firmware update.

[lozenge]

Nope, for latency and battery reasons this would be done by a specific chip, e.g. https://www.icstation.com/audio-module-bluetooth-compatible-... / https://www.tinyosshop.com/ts8670

The same's true on the smartphone transmitter side.

[rstat1]

That 2nd link you shared, has 3 links under "Documentation" to firmware downloads.

[ealhad]

Or the speakers themselves, eventually

[roughly]

> "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent”

I notice every time the cost of a properly sustainable product comes up, the conversation always turns to what a short-sighted bastard everyone else is, and I can only assume the people who make that argument are already making moral choices themselves, which is honestly just heartwarming to see.