I have an old perfectly functional android phone that I like to use for playing games.

How would they know to target the phone?

I won’t argue against necessity. If you can you should try, but you can only do what you can do.

If you don’t click on any weird links, you can still go without updates right?

I’ve also heard (too lazy to look up a source) but they don’t make their phone entirely “fairly” either, because apparently like with chocolates it is just very difficult to do without having exploitation be a part of your logistics chain and still make a feasible product.

Citation needed^

And to be fair, at least they are trying.

I wonder if there is a boutique battery maker seller.

I think he’d do good business with people like us.

Also the best path for sustainability is to NOT BUY A NEW PHONE EVERY 2-3 YEARS.

Don’t buy fairphone. Try to run your current phone for 7 more years.