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Gone Tomorrow : The Hidden Life Of Garbage

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Throughout the history of America, there is no doubt that we have surpassed our expectations for technological innovations. In general, one would think of high tech phones, laptops, watches… (etc.) despite the fact that the technology for refuse disposal has advanced more rapidly, nobody really pays any mind to such an achievement. In “Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage” Heather Rogers emphasizes that people dismiss the aftermath of garbage due to the fact that waste has become easily deposed. Rogers hypothesizes that because such a convenience exists, it has corrupted the habits of civilians increasing consumption of manufacture products; consequently, we inevitably produce and throw out excessive amounts of trash without restrictions. Although Rogers makes a critical point about the increasing levels of junk, I am of two minds about her theory towards the habits people have adapted. On one hand, one can say that Rogers conclusion would have been spot on perhaps two or three decades behind because they did not have the privileges in products as we do now; accordingly, they would not be tempted to buy them. Not to mention there was a huge gap in poverty and wealth among the people. On the other hand, it would be difficult to imagine people nowadays avoiding new advances such as iPhone 's or PlayStation systems as a result of having to turn on an incinerator to dispose of the packaging. Granted, people do need to be educated on the importance of garbage and how it can

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