In recent years, electronic devices such as smartphones have become an essential item to all modern people. However, some experts have warned that this trend will bring about detrimental effects on the environment of society.
The main cause of this trend is the technological advancement, which is improving faster than the past. Everyday, people are exposed to newly released smartphones or laptops. Generally, these items have an out-of-date technology, so people want to buy them to enjoy convenient and better technology, even if their smartphone still works well. Not only that, nowadays, since having updated smart devices has become a way to show off themselves, people tend to buy them to show their wealthiness.
While this trend can be beneficial to the manufactures which make the devices, it has had negative effects on society. To be specific, a tremendous amount of disposed electronic devices, which had been substituted by new ones, is causing severe contamination to the environment. For instance, a lot of steel and plastics are used to make electronic devices, but the devices are disposed only after using for brief time. These resources are difficult to rot and may be used to make more useful items for society such as medical equipment. Therefore, it may be a waste of sources.
To sum up, many experts are concerned about the trend which is caused by new technology and people’s desire for new and convenient electronic items. However, it has resulted in severe destruction of the environment since the resources used to make them are being disposed easily, contaminating the earth.