News JVTech Cultural obsolescence or the bad intentions of the French towards the environment, which this study proves
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As since 2000, the annual study on the behavior of the French in relation to digitization is published to summarize the year 2022. A new statistic shows that cultural obsolescence has far more impact than planned obsolescence of some devices.
The summary of Digital in France in 2022: more fiber and more equipment
The CREDOC, or research center for the study and observation of living conditions, has taken on the task of carrying out the annual digital study in France for the past year and returning its copy on January 30, 2023. A copy that finally gets the average in the fiber category. In fact, 2022 was the year when optical fiber coverage of the area finally surpassed that of good old ADSL.
Fiber takes the lead!
From now on, fiber is present in 56% of French households, compared to only 39% of ADSL coverage. Since 2018, conversion has accelerated from 21% to 56% in 4 years.
Well, that doesn’t stop much of rural areas from still not claiming these ultra-high speeds: ADSL still dominates in communities with fewer than 20,000 residents. And for the lucky ones, it’s not surprising to see a very high satisfaction rate. When you multiply your connection speed by at least 6, there’s something to be happy about.
However, what is a little more surprising is the overall satisfaction of all users, depending on the size of your municipality and the type of digital use. As you can see, the lowest rate remains very respectable at 79% for video calls in rural communities, with those calls related to online gaming being the most demanding.
Connected objects are booming: from 16% in 2019 to 40% in 2022, this is the proportion of French households with at least one connected object. whether it’s a clock, a lightbulb or even a speaker, the latter has increased from 9% to 27% since 2019, the majority likely to be models from Amazon and Google and equipped with Alexa and Google Assistant.
77% of the French will shop online in 2022, a rate that has been maintained even after the sharp increase logically observed during the health crisis. Just like saying hello with your fist, this is a habit that will continue even after the severe Covid crisis is behind us.
Cultural obsolescence: functional but abandoned technological objects
We all agree that we need to work on the way we make the items that shape our daily lives to conserve resources but also limit greenhouse gas emissions. But What is still too neglected are the efforts that everyone has to make for themselves to consume less. Except that the new statistics presented in this study for 2022 paint a more than mixed picture.
The environmental impact of the digital products we buy cannot be ignored: they represent 79% of the country’s digital carbon footprint, far ahead of data centers and network infrastructures.
The last three graphs perfectly represent the phenomenon of cultural obsolescence. Planned obsolescence is a manufacturer’s desire to voluntarily limit the lifespan of a product, Cultural obsolescence this time comes from the consumer getting rid of a product in order to change it while it still works.
The reasons for this cultural obsolescence? There are several of them:
- Get a better model
- Take advantage of a special offer
- A gift that, of course, cannot be refused
The example of CREDOC on TV is very relevant and shows thisa large part of the French does not hesitate to replace their functional technological object, in favor of a slightly better experience, but at the expense of an older one that isn’t always given away or sold.
