since you mentioned technology... something you might want to consider is that use of cellphones has been found to contributing to the extinction of gorillas in africa... there's your globalization for you.
http://www.cellular-news.com/coltan/
and... i remember reading that a person using a cellphone while driving is MORE dangerous than one who is drunk out of his/her skull.
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since you mentioned technology ... something you might want to consider is that use of cellphones has been found to contributing to the extinction of gorillas in africa ... there's your globalization for you.
http://www.cellular-news.com/coltan/
and ... i remember reading that a person using a cellphone while driving is MORE dangerous than one who is drunk out of his/her skull.