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> Luckily, in this world of "skyrocketing" poverty, surely only the top 1% can afford such indulgences, right? It's not as if innovation and a growing economy h
by hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
> Luckily, in this world of "skyrocketing" poverty, surely only the top 1% can afford such indulgences, right? It's not as if innovation and a growing economy have put them in the hands of more than a hundred million Americans.
Way to go on the ethnocentrism.
- twoodfin 13y agoMost of the article's criticism was directed at the USA, with a contrast to the social democracies in, e.g., Scandinavia. Regardless, if you want to think about the global impact, smartphone unit sales are likely to hit 10^9 this year.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoRight. I'm appalled to the ignorance (intentional or not) of the parent to the externalized costs of putting millions of phones in the hands of americans.
- twoodfin 13y agoProve they're larger than the benefits. Rough numbers are fine.