After I finished watching the Story of Stuff I felt an urgent need to go through all my stuff to make sure none of it was laying around somewhere in the house where it would be ready to be disposed of.
I must say that the video got me thinking a little more about the whole issue. Never before had I given any thought to exactly how the low prices on certain things could actually be lowered to those levels.
It is a real pity and a real shame that the general public has allowed themselves to be valued depending on how much they spend and/or consume. Whats even worse is that the different advertisements one is being bombarded with actually affect some, if not many, of us.
In retrospect it is my understanding that I haven't been as careless as I can imagine many others are when it comes to consuming and/or spending. But I can, without a doubt in my mind, state that I will most definitely be putting a lot more effort when it comes to maintaining the sustainability of any electronic equipment that crosses my path.
fredag 5 november 2010
tisdag 12 oktober 2010
Blog assignment 1
After having read the article "Snooping Bosses" my initial feeling was that we're moving into, if we aren't already there, a Big Brother society. Although the article gave me an impression of "focus your attention to this slowly growing issue" they also refrain from distinctly taking sides.
Personally, I feel that this issue is a never-ending loop. Individuals who side with it being the proper way to go about life, that is to end the existence of privacy, claim that if you have nothing to hide you should not have anything against being monitored. Individuals who side with this being a creation of Orwell's 1984, claim that even though one has nothing to hide, the power of monitoring others will be abused since there is nobody watching "Big Brother".
Technology is a wonderful creation and anyone who disagrees, dare I say, doesn't have their head screwed on right. But as long as there are humans involved there will always be mistakes and there were always be abuse and situations taken advantage of. Therefore it is my opinion that privacy is a must and should be a right given to every human being.
Personally, I feel that this issue is a never-ending loop. Individuals who side with it being the proper way to go about life, that is to end the existence of privacy, claim that if you have nothing to hide you should not have anything against being monitored. Individuals who side with this being a creation of Orwell's 1984, claim that even though one has nothing to hide, the power of monitoring others will be abused since there is nobody watching "Big Brother".
Technology is a wonderful creation and anyone who disagrees, dare I say, doesn't have their head screwed on right. But as long as there are humans involved there will always be mistakes and there were always be abuse and situations taken advantage of. Therefore it is my opinion that privacy is a must and should be a right given to every human being.
torsdag 30 september 2010
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