• Virkkunen@fedia.io
    325·
    2 years ago

    So just stop using literally any and everything, got it.

      • Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
        151·
        2 years ago

        That’s not really helpful when the vast majority still manufacture in China, and at best ‘assemble’ somewhere else.

        • filcuk@lemmy.zip
          82·
          2 years ago

          It’s an outdated argument.
          There’s both quality and crappy stuff coming from China.

        • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
          51·
          2 years ago

          A Western company still has a different level of oversight & quality assurance than a Chinese company.

      • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
        12·
        2 years ago

        So no mobile phones or anything that has led’s in it or computer chips of any kind?

          • WolfhunterGer@feddit.orgEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            Yeah the difference between “try to avoid” and “never buy from” should be pretty obvious…

            • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
              2·
              2 years ago

              I also specifically talked about Chinese products, as in Chinese brands. A Chinese company is going to have a different set of quality assurance & oversight than a western company that buys in Chinese components or does their manufacturing there. It also makes a difference in how much monetarily you are supporting the Chinese regime directly.

              Like, I understand the markets are fucked beyond belief at the moment, to the point where there are niches without any or just bad alternatives (especially if money is an issue), but our consumer mentality still is partially responsible for how those markets shape and evolve.