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This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things »

A sad but true state of affairs in our increasingly technologically driven world illuminated in the article below. We all act appalled, as we should, when we hear about the conditions in Foxconn. Where our beloved gadgets come from, be it an Xbox or an iPad. We are horrified but then we chose to allow the memory to fade away so that we can play a game or watch a movie without the annoyance of guilt plaguing the back of our minds.

I’m just as guilty as anyone of this, I’m writing this on my iPad, my point is the world isn’t fair and isn’t right. This is not new, nor is it likely to change, all that does is the form.

parislemon:

A lot of people have asked for my take on The New York Times piece yesterday about the true cost of making Apple products in China. Let me first just say that it’s an important piece full of good reporting by Charles Duhigg and David Barboza. Parts of it are very sad — sickening, really.

But…

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    our increasingly technologically driven world illuminated...article below. We all act...
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    Paul Higgins: This issue is larger...of two reasons. Firstly
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    I agree with parislemon’s general...isn’t alone, and we can’t ignore