The Death of AirPods

In which we learn about the life cycle of one tiny part of the technological world we live in. I live alone and don't use a smartphone, so I don't use earbuds or AirPods. I do have a nice set of ultralight headphones, bought in 1982, which still work beautifully, but I don't need them. But how many other parts of my life are contributing to the overall death of our planet? (via reddit)