this post was submitted on 14 May 2024
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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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And the label doesn't say anything about it, doesn't have the "don't throw in the trash" logo.

Those LEDs are glued in, there's no way to remove batteries before discarding the item

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[–] AsherahTheEnd 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why can we only ever hold the consumers liable? Why do people like you never condemn the creators and those who sell these products?

[–] barsquid -1 points 2 months ago

Currently the only way to do that is to not buy dumb shit. What is condemning the manufacturers supposed to do? Make them shift uncomfortably on top of the pile of money?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

Because people buy them, they won't stop making them whilst they sell. Stop buying them and they'll stop making them. It's not like the are necessary.

[–] Mango -3 points 2 months ago

Because sometimes the consumer is the boss.