I'm not arguing about your point. Of course no one is forcing anyone to buy anything. But they do. On a literal earth destroying scale. Our whole global economy is based on how much useless shit and excess shit we can consume. Rather than using our resources to solve our problems, we are allowing literally metric tons of materials to go into new iPhones every year. (not just iPhones but most tech in general and nearly every none essential product) I'm not taking about individuals changing habits. That'll get us no where. We need smart resource management and tech not to be allowed to shovel the same shit with small improvements, while lobbying to turn everyone into blind consumers. So what if we have to wait 3/5/7 years for a new phone? No one is going to die. But if we don't slow things, just look at north Carolina. Look at the coral reefs. Look at the copper mines in the Congo.