While not necessarily very eye opening, it was a very insightful film by showing the depth of waste in our modern, technology based society. While many of us already know of the dangers of modern technological waste, others might not know of how deep or terrible these feats are. I found the gangs to be peculiar and interesting as I never considered that there was an underground controlled market for this salvage. I personally always figured that there was a more nomadic salvaging operation done by only the peasants by sifting through dumps. I was mostly caught off guard, but not completely surprised, by the lack of government regulation between the two cultures.
As for the second part where I depict three sustainable strategies, I can only thing of these: The obvious, the impossible, and the outlandish.
The Obvious: We outcast all of our current government systems and outlaw all forms of illegal sponsorship of politicians by corporations. We then force politicians, by penalty of impeachment followed by death, to work in the general interest of the people. We have the government work towards the sustainability of the planet, having a sector of scientists work on the dismantling, recycling, and reusing of electrical components. A
The Impossible: We repeat the first steps up until the aspect of funding. Instead, we focus on science and technology and the ability to disregard the laws of physics and nature, synthesizing electrical components that have the ability to alter form and function to the point where no new technologies need to be formed and they upgrade on their own. This defeats the necessity for new electronics and eliminates garbage beyond that which we have already.
The Outlandish (Or How Christopher Plans to Take Over the World And Love the Bomb): I will turn to politics. I will run on the platform of incorruptibility with the ideals of humanity and the betterment of mankind at heart. On this platform, I will be elected governor by a landslide vote. I will use my political knowledge to effectively create a system in which the area I oversee will become the epitome of modern society and a model to abide by. This will usher me as a shoe in for president, in which I will swiftly and easily take position of. Once in control of the United States, the plan begins. I will utilize the worlds strongest, well funded, and optimized military to do my bidding, marching into every country on earth. They have two choices: Join us, or be obliterated. I slowly accumulate the worlds military forces while allowing the people to keep their cultures, lands, and belongings in tact. I will institute my own form of fair, political guidance that responds to me. Once I control every country, I will have all resources and currency become universal: All of it will be evenly distributed so there are no longer those who are poor or misfortuned. Everyone starts again on an even playing field. I will then collect the worlds smartest minds to work effortlessly on the front of improving the human race. Science and technology will rocket into the future, with us having technological advancements that are inconceivable to modern minds. Through harsh and long series of war and turmoil, all evil, unfair, and unjust institutions will be eliminated systematically to the point where the entirety of earth is a peaceful unified society, clear of all ailments, corruption, and problems. Due to our booming scientific society, the colonization of planets will be an easy and swift process. Minerals and resources will be plentiful and limitless. Humans will thrive and spread across the galaxy as a force of good that will do nothing but work to advance the universe as a whole.
One of those random, lifeless, worthless planets we conquer will be used as a garbage planet where we dump stuff that we can't properly recycle or reuse.
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