Ryan Fukunaga
@ryanfukunaga.bsky.social
Using tech to help people access resources, express themselves, and strengthen their communities. Executive Director @ Free Geek Toronto
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It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
Reposted by Ryan Fukunaga
How emptying your drawer full of old cellphones could help Canada get cleaner (and richer) https://macleans.ca/technology-3/mine-canadas-e-waste-for-metals/
Mine Canada’s E-Waste for Metals - Macleans.ca
Urban mining can recover critical minerals from phones, laptops and TVs—before they hit the landfill
macleans.ca
August 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How emptying your drawer full of old cellphones could help Canada get cleaner (and richer) https://macleans.ca/technology-3/mine-canadas-e-waste-for-metals/
I’m current in a meeting using 2 laptops - one for the video and another for the presentation deck. Would prefer a second monitor but using what’s on hand
February 9, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I’m current in a meeting using 2 laptops - one for the video and another for the presentation deck. Would prefer a second monitor but using what’s on hand
I know why it's called Blue Sky but I wanted to believe it's named after Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky.
July 1, 2023 at 4:35 PM
I know why it's called Blue Sky but I wanted to believe it's named after Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky.