Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by npteljes on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:03AM
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What governments need to be concerned about are the things where the public good can't be managed by the market forces. People can't be expected to look at minute details of every single thing that's part of their lives. Also if choice is restricted because, for example, every maker does X thing, then people can't really vote with their wallet, because there's no alternative. I recognize that this kind of control is not flawless, but I take it, considering the alternatives we have seen so far in history.
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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by yayr on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:18AM
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That's the key point. Since earth will not start charging directly for any environmental costs occured by its exploitation we need other rules for dealing with this. Market forces alone do not account for the price generations after us will have to pay for it.