Disposable Ipods and the Culture of Consumption

This interview with Giles Slade, author of the soon to be released Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescene in America, is a worthwhile read. Slade criticizes a consumer culture that values disposability rather than durability. His arguments are that disposable Ipods are bad for everyone except Apple, and that the disposability of technology is doing damage to the environment. There are only so many people to sell Ipods to, and when they run out, Apple’s only choice is to sell them another.