Another Useless Thing
The hundreds of millions of dollars that went into developing the useless Apple iPhone (useless in that there are hundreds of other mobile phones to choose from, all of which do essentially the same thing, differing only is stylistic elements), over which tech-geeks the world over are drooling, could have helped transition the energy economy of an island nation from oil to wind and solar.
Just think what would happen if Darfur or, say, the fact that THE EARTH IS DYING got the same press that a new Apple gadget gets. People may actually start to give a damn beyond token lightbulb purchases.
Sigh. We’re fucked.
Tags: commerce, Ruminations