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The Negative Aspects Of Living In A Disposable Society

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It is a fact that disposable society is beneficial to a country since it can lead to innovation which improves living standard. Is it undoubtedly a curse to live in a disposable society? What are the negative aspects of living in a disposable society? According to one author, “Throwing away... may soon lead us to feel that marriages are throw-away items as well and...on a global scale countries” (Slade 228). Perhaps it is a curse to live in a disposable society because of cost, environmental and social problems. If people live in a disposable society, they will find it a curse because they will face cost problems. In particular, individuals are unfortunate to live in a consumerist society since they will have expenditure problems. First of all, people decrease their cell phone life cycle as they replace their phone with a newer model. If individuals saw there is an advertiser about the newest model with a newer design(better function) (bigger storage) which motivate people to replace it. According to a 2016 study, Global smartphone sales reached 1500 million units in 2015 from 140 million units in 2008 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 40.3% from 2008 to 2015 = The smartphone industry had gone to 1500 million units in 2015 from 140 million units in 2008. (Islam et al., 2010; Singh et al.(341))(internet).Therefore, individual waste their money on following the fashion trend so that they have less money to fulfill their essential needs. In the second place, people can

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