SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Planned Obsolescence
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Technology and society are connected technology doesn"t move forward without society. Does society help shape technology: example: how capitalism shapes technology. Otherwise, sending waste to other countries is illegal internationally. Idea is that there are some goods that"re produced with planned obsolescence in mind designed to end at some point so you have to purchase it again. Helps fuel capitalism we always want more. Interdependence of technology and society capitalism effects the technological product we buy shows role of business in goods available. A lot of our technology connects to the businesses and militaries. The tendency to heap environmental damage/waste on racial minorities: ex. how waste is sent to ghana overseas but sent as second hand goods when is actually not of use. Technological innovation usually has environmental degradation within it. Production of technology affected by global warming. Market/high-tech solutions: technology as the solution. Canadians often tend to buy bigger cars if they can afford it.
