Destroying the planet
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Similar to how Gutta Percha Destroyed the forests during the time of telegraph, the creation of the Amazon Alexa is also very taxing on the earth but on a much larger scale. Amazon harvests many limited resources to create these devices without thinking about the effects on the environment.
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Furthermore, mining and refining activities consume vast amount of water and generate large quantities of CO2 emissions. In 2009, China produced 95% of the world's supply of these elements, and it has been estimated that the single mine known as Bayan Obo contains 70% of the world's reserves. 331
Just like guetta percha and telegraph cables, it was a lucrative business but destroyed the land for the natives something the westerners did not see. —