Electro-Mania.

Hello readers

Hope you all are doing well.

The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.

-Charles Babbage.

Wow look at that phone!... look at that computer these are the famous catch phrases these days, is it that the whole business models of the major electronic tycoons   gaining on us,  or is this the generation of electronics that we are amazed by these gadgets and nothing else ?

 Electro-mania, is growing. Electro mania well it is actually not as big as it sounds but it has its own way of sounding big.

Do you have a phone? Of course we all have but the billion dollar question is how often do you change your phone?

You would know about some reselling websites like olx, quickr, ebay.com and many more around the world have you realized how they are surviving or getting their revenues?,  it is because of our craving for new gadgets and our tendency to sell them off.

I am seriously amazed we are just buying things and just throwing it away when they are still in perfectly working condition the reason being something new was released.

We are defying the laws of buying behavior, all laws are subject to some schema and constraints, but still they hold good to some extent but  we are determined to break all records to all new heights.

At what cost?  is another question that  used to haunt me, so I strived myself by doing some research , the number released by the UN is 50 million tons of E-waste is being generated every year  this waste are disposed by  some responsible men and women who work tirelessly with risks of respiratory diseases,  but they say they are getting choked as this waste is multiplying as the years are rolling by.

The tough task of managing E-Waste.

Come on guys let’s think logically here, every time you buy a phone or a new television by just getting rid of the previous one for whatsoever reason, you have created your foot print of E-waste and also always remember every new gadget you buy is just another liability for you and never an asset.

The smartphone "Waste"?

So why this panic about all the E-Waste for starters it  is increasing the metal pollution levels which is generated while the scrap machines melt the metals, silicon and some plastic parts which are non-recyclable.

The tycoons are very clever dodging these types of issues by giving the standard reports of their corporate social responsibility, but according to me it is just a 0.1 % of the return they are giving to the damage that has been done.

So what can we do as consumers? We need to control our desires towards buying gadgets which are not necessary or only which are bought for the look and feel of it or simply that we love gadgets. Well we just get carried away by one online sale!

We should also inculcate the habit of forming some informal clubs so that we can give away these used yet working gadgets, to orphanages or some people in remote areas who cannot afford to buy them that would be one of the best things that can be done, of course with necessary controls to avoid misusing the same.

You would also have realized since the advent of smart phones and VOIP and chat applications like whatsapp messenger , hangouts and so on I have experienced people including me are so busy forwarding the so called "posts" that they have almost given up reading them. We have also become very generic and not reading crowds . It is actually a very big hit  and disaster to the youth.

Simple guys, just buy things if you really need it and take responsibility of what you buy think before you want to dispose it for no reason, this is a humble request keeping the bizarre future in mind. Let’s be kind to our earth

Thanks for your valuable time, have a great week ahead.