Final Assignment ( First Blog )

     I chose to write about the question concerning Giles Slades. I personally enjoyed reading Made to Break a lot more than Technopoly. Made to break brings to the table many questions I think are important for Americans to address. I will start to answer the question whether America is moving towards a green movement or more of a disposable society by weighing which one of these paths Slades thinks attracts more Americans. Glades seems to feel that Americans would not like to change the society they are so used to because it benefits many. These people benefiting are of course those who love having what is new in the market and business that sell cheap durable goods. Next I want to write about all the things that make America become a disposable society beginning with the different types of obsolescence and an example of how the invention of a product can have devastating effects in society.
     I want to analyze in specific the effects of obsolescence but I do not want to write about cars, because although it has certain obsolescence aspects, I feel more people can relate to a cellphone. A cellphone can be owned by anyone and many people can relate to either having a cheap phone breaking or a new model being released that makes your current one "trash." Glades does a great job of adding statistics such as the number of cellphones being thrown out a year which is adding to the e-waste America has. Then I plan on writing on why it is so difficult for Americans to leave their throw away ethic and become more responsible about what is happening due to their current culture and values. They are destroying the world they live in.
     Finally I would like to address why America can not transition to a more green path so easily and fast. Glades talks about the lack of education of consumers and unwillingness of companies to change their business ways. The economy is very important and it is something that no business company wants to change, especially knowing they might lose money. There are a few key ideas on how to take baby steps towards going green, but these are only a few ideas that do not seem to radically fix the existing problem Americans face of building structures of waste.