Historic source of our “Luxuries” Tea, Coffee, Gold, Iron but then came the computers, the smartphones and marketing ensured that consumers consumed by entering the throwaway culture with gusto. When do we awaken from our sleep and realise that the TV’s we watch, the Smartphones we use, not only are surveilling us 24/7 but they are made up of Cobalt, Lithium, Coltan, (Afghanistan was a major source of Lithium so wait to see prices rise as this market is closed off). We must use this technology to be aware and this includes needing to note that this century yet again the West loots the African continent and worse we are using child labour for as little as $1 local a day.

Posted by Fred Bassett