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		mistercheph on March 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware upd... That old truck will pollute less in its lifetime than the amount of energy it takes to produce a modern automobile, let alone the cumulative energy spent to sustain a consumer base ready to sign a new lease every 36 months for the latest and greatest in aggregated conflict minerals + spyware on wheels, it just does it all over the poors someplace else instead of where you live.

zelos on March 15, 2025 | [–]

Not true at all: 80% of pollution from an ICE vehicle is from driving it (fuel and servicing).

reverendsteveii on March 17, 2025 | [–]

are you counting the energy that went into producing that old truck in this statement?

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