I Pods, satisfaction guaranteed? (by Frederik)

The I Pod is a modern entertainment gadget which caused a big wave of excitement
especially in the student fraction. But what is so great about an I Pod? Nowadays,
almost 30% of sold MP3- Players are I Pods, in the US the rate is even higher. In my
following comment I will show you the contra side of this small but impressive
gadget.

My first and most important argument is the fact that listening to modern
entertainment gadgets isolates people completely from their environment. On the
streets or at school, you can see a growing number of people walking around with ear buttons in
their ears, isolated, calm and completely expressionless. That’s also bad for your
ears. Listening to loud music, especially with ear buttons, damages your ear time after
time. Another argument against the I Pod is the occurring discrimination which is
caused by the I Pod. Students which own an I Pod are often more integrated
in the society and more liked at school.

In the end I want to add that an I Pod is very expensive in comparison to other MP3-
Players and entertainment gadgets of producers like Sony or Phillips. In my opinion
you should think about buying an I Pod because it’s useable and your satisfaction is
guaranteed but it has no advantages compared to other gadgets.

... And I was going to buy my first I-pod in summer.. I'll rethink! Good comment!