Weighing the results of PC recycling

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Of course not

Most companies' sole reason for being is too make a profit. It seems that when a company reaches a certain critical mass, the human element gets filtered out of it. That isn't always the case, but it seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Which is why we need government regulation and public pressure to influence them to do the right thing. The trick is not to wind up with too much useless regulation and to get consumers to actually care about what the companies they buy from are doing. Public opinion is the more potent of the two (and I think the more desirable), but given the realities of the world, it's hard to make people aware and get them fired up. Especially when the consequences, as in this case, may not be immediately obvious.

Ultimately, when a company does the right thing, that's what's important, regardless of their reason for doing it. You can't expect it to have the same moral imperative that an individual would have.

Posted by: mds_z   Posted on: 04/19/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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