Cell Phone Recycle
On the flip side, these phones may deepen rather than diminish already
existing social fragmentation and cause a novel form of inequality,
because without one you lack access to the new sociality. They are also biased
toward young eyes and dexterous fingers, can spread rumors quickly,
distract drivers and pedestrians, and cause interpersonal conflicts
between callers.Whatever allure or dread may be associated with cell
phones, we keep buying them. About 96 percent of Americans own one, and
they replace them every year. There are over five billion subscribers
worldwide. As Nielsen, the world’s leading media ratings company,
crassly reports, “more Africans have access to mobile phones than to
clean drinking
water" http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/global/mobile-phones-dominate-in-south-africa.
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