Greta Thunberg

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I think the problem is though especially with people such as apple, their products are not cheap, investment goes into the initial technology and advertising but after that it's all win, win for them, unless a product fails. Even then apple tend to get round their short falls, by being evasive with the truth. And let's not forget technical advances are at such a pace they sometimes are purposely delayed, because once the market is flooded with the latest editions, they have to move that product before advancing to the next stage. Again win, win for the global company, while the mug customer will part with more cash in another 12 months time, and the slave labour is paid a pittance.

Yep. <ok> and like Apple, most companies who sell stuff, are constantly launching 'new products' in order to sell more of the stuff people have already got, they just have to re-brand it and market it again. Same in surfing with 'new flex neoprene' wetsuits and in Mountain biking with upgraded components, every year without fail there are new product lines and it all adds to the spiral of consumerism that we're talking about.

My approach with it, is to try and sidestep it all and then buy it second hand. It's already been made. It's already been shipped. So some of that 'cost' of producing it has already been absorbed. You get stuff at bargain price, so go figure...
 
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Am I the nly one that didn't see colour in the post with Greta and the slave kids in it?

I took it to mean "what the **** you on about Greta when you say your childhood has been stolen".
 
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