The hundreds of millions that went into developing that useless gadget (useless in that there are over 500 other mobile phones to choose from, all of which do essentially the same thing, differing only is stylistic elements) could have helped transition the economy of an island nation from oil to wind.

Just think what would happen if Darfur or, say, the fact that THE EARTH IS DYING got the same press that a new Apple gadget gets.

Sigh. We’re fucked.