In our consumer society has been "sold" to compete with each other as an engine of progress. This look reminds he considered the Earth flat, the result of a superficial view of reality. Enough to observe phenomena like the masts of the boats disappearing from the horizon later than the rest of the ship, to reveal the curvature of the earth. The presence of so-called "experts" in the mainstream financial media, calling to be more competitive to resolve the crisis has spread vision "flat" of reality, which has stripped us of many dimensions. This idea is far from new, has led to much of the business world to require its scientists and technicians called planned obsolescence : products are manufactured with durability intentionally well below it is technically possible. Here are some examples:
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| Livermore Centennial Bulb |
Manufacturers bulbs have agreed to limit its duration. There is a clear testimony that we can make them live longer than the life of a person in a light bulb has been burning continuously since 1901, located in the Livermore Fire Station (California). The people even made a party to commemorate its 100 years.
DuPont factory had decided to patent less resistant nylon stockings, could not consent to be eternal. Many printers
has been placed chip count charge of printed pages and disable the machine when it reaches a certain number of them. When the user takes to "fix" it says it's much cheaper to buy a new one.
We could continue with many testimonies. Before this "deceit" as to many others, the network has proven to be the most effective tool to combat it. An example of this is the figure of a Russian expert who gives a small program that unlocks the chip unusable printers mentioned earlier. Generosity in the network is showing an obvious that had been obscured by the clouds of the consumer society: working always go further than competing. Can you imagine how it would work if our body cells instead of collaborating to compete with each other ...?
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| technological Landfill |
intelligence of many experts. This would explain facts such as insanity and injustice of sending our waste to Third World using countries such as Ghana and technological garbage. We return to the beginning of this article: the vision of the world flat, which limits us as individuals. We have the means to leave this way of looking at and also the testimonies of people who show by their own life.
If you want to learn more about the phenomenon of planned obsolescence not miss the documentary follows Cosima Dannoritzer entitled "Comprar.Tirar.Comprar" .
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| "Cradle to Cradle", a sustainable world is possible and |
Along with this lack of awareness that consumerism represents coexist people contributing ideas and works that are basing a new humanity. E l chemical Michael Braungart and architect William McDonough, authors of the book "Cradle to Cradle" are a clear example. Would you like to know your ideas and work ...? If so, click on the following address:
http://ladanzadelavida12.blogspot.com/2010/01/ciudades-comportandose-como-bosques.html
The free software is another important contribution in the way of moving from competitive collaboration, creating quiet a few to create a real right of every human being. I invite you to see a short video that, using a clear metaphor, we discover the great benefits of free software. Happy creations!
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