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In reply to the discussion: How many people has your smart phone killed? [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)2. Because unlike computers, coffee makers, pacemakers, etc.,
Americans go through smart phones at an alarming rate, purchasing a new one on the average of every eighteen months. Their old phones are perfectly fine, they just want the latest, greatest gizmo for some sort of status buzz.
But you're right, rare earths are used in everything. Don't you think that we should do something about the treatment of those who dig out those rare earths our in order to feed our habit?
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Why single out smart phones? Computers, hybrid batteries, coffee makers, watches, pacemakers...
onehandle
Nov 2012
#1
They're a newer technology and thus more convenient to get outraged about. (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#19
Well, for what it's worth, I buy used phones. I get out of date but badassed Windows phones
Edweird
Nov 2012
#6
...asks the person using the same technology to make a blog post on a computer.
brooklynite
Nov 2012
#14
How many people have medical equipment which uses rare earth elements killed? Or how many killed
DeschutesRiver
Nov 2012
#32