It's a timeless, paranoid fable that grabs at the emotions, negates the intellect, and reduces everything to absolutes.
So even the benefits of the tracking devices may be part of a distinctly unhealthy pattern that negates the benefits.
In this respect, they reduce the risk of harmful environmental effects; however, the production process negates the benefits.
If you choose to use a regular compact fluorescent bulb in your 3-way lamp, it will work on the middle setting but negates the advantage to having a three-way lamp.
Cotton may have been grown organically, however if it is then treated with many harmful chemicals, perhaps bleached and dyed, then this negates any benefit of the organic growing process.
