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No headphone jack means fairphone now encourage Bluetooth earbuds and electronic waste.
They're dead to me.
Dont get me wrong, Im pissed about the removal of the headphone jack too. But its not really their fault, or to be more precise: its complicated This guys explains it quite well
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAogtqyN22M&pp=ygUYZmFpcnBob25lIGhlYWRwaG9uZSBqYWNr
Making a modular phone is complicated.
If they can't deal with complicated things they should shut up shop and get out of the way so someone genuinely ethical can take their market share.
To be clear, if they only failed to produce a phone with a headphone jack I'd be happy to just not buy it.
The fact they went on to produce electronic trash in making Bluetooth earbuds means it's clear they've reached the enshittification point They are just out to make money from their user base now like every other manufacturer.
It must be really hard living in a black and white world, huh?