I found Lily’s post on business ethics very interesting. After reading it, I could relate to her thoughts that question whether it is necessary and ethical even, for the electronics industry to move at such a quick pace.

In her blog post, she writes, “Technology companies such as Apple fabricate our mindsets by convincing us that the idea of wearing down our electronics is to be ridiculed and that the newest model is the only way to go.” I found myself sharing her sentiments of confusion and, perhaps a little ashamed to realize that people never hesitate to retire what is still usable for a shiny new toy.

Whether the influence comes from social media, or just our surrounding, we often feel the need and desire to update to the “newest”. We have the mindset that this make us the “cooler” ones; yet when we take out stashes of money to pay for these new, luxurious devices, no one could ever stop for a second and think whether it is ethical to chuck away usable resources and allow the shiny new toys to consumer our minds.

(Lily’s blog – https://blogs.ubc.ca/lilydu/)

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