Final Paper Blog 1

At first, when I read the topics for the final I immediately decided that I wanted to write my paper on Made to Break. One reason being that I enjoyed the points that Giles Slade made about Americans being accustomed to the idea of obsolescence in many aspects of their lives. American society had invented the idea of disposability themselves, and in doing that there have been benefits, but many consequences as well. As new technologies emerge, faster and more convenient products are made. Americans have become obsessed with having all these new tools, whether it be for entertainment or some actual useful purpose. However, not many of us consider what happens to the older tools that we all have replaced with new ones. Personally, I do believe in the Green Movement, and definitely feel that many of us take for granted all the technological tools we are exposed to. People in other countries can barely afford to feed themselves, and here we are buying new computers, cell phones, iPods, and whatever else, when many of our old products are still in perfect working condition. Now we have to come up with solutions to store or dispose of these unwanted products. It seems that the more advanced technology becomes, along with it comes problems that we as a country must deal with and find solutions for.
I'm still undecided if I want to write my final paper on this topic though, because I find it interesting but the idea is  very broad. I can still relate to it, but the other topic about college campuses being technopolies is directly related to all students. By being at Rutgers University for the past four years, it's easy to analyze firsthand how the school itself, students, and faculty all use technology. In my opinion, I do believe that Rutgers is a technopoly, students and faculty rely on several technological tools for every single class that I have taken at this university. Even though I find Made to Break more interesting, I think Technopoly can be more related to my personal experiences which is why I will most likely choose to do my paper on it.