I still use my discman

[girlnamedxena]

Ever since my ipod broke I stopped listening to music. It wasn't a conscious decision, I just forgot. Lately I've been missing music, and I decided I wanted a new mp3 player. To tide myself over I dug out my discman and CDs. Yes, I feel a little silly when I flip through my CD wallet, deciding what to listen to. I feel even more silly if I have to change CDs on the bus. But you know what? I like my CD player. I've had it since high school and it hasn't broken. My CDs are still in good shape, and I like to have hard copies of things anyway. It may be silly to carry around so much stuff, but it seems sillier spending a hundred bucks on a device that I know will be broken in a year. So this is my response to rampant consumerism and disposable culture. I'm going to keep my electronics until they stop working. When I replace them I will try to choose something that will last. Take that, society! Take that, companies! Take that, anti-green corperate whores! I may not be able to do much, but in not buying an mp3 player I not only reduce my ecological footprint, but I do not support an industry that employs factory workers who are forced to work long hours in bad conditions. I may not be totally green, but at least this is a decision I can feel good about.

Comments

[lacyjae.livejournal.com]

I'm totally into not buying something until the thing you've got breaks or whatever. That said, you know an mp3 player would be broken in a year? None of my ipods have broken yet... and it's been over a year for all of them.

[girlnamedxena.livejournal.com]

My ipod broke, and the shuffle my brother got a few years ago broke in about a year. Sade has gone through three mp3 players (all different brands) and they've all lasted about a year or less. So I do recognize that some mp3 players last longer, from what I've seen they're the exception.