. >> there is a list of companies that you foxcon, amazon, apple, samsung, sony, acer, why did you not give up your apple stuffed if it bother you so much? >> if i give it up -- there are no humane electronics today. there are none. the electronics not made by foxcon are produced in the special economic zone by other factories in conditions that are the same or worse. if i get rid of my electronics, i would have to buy more electronics and perpetuate the problem. these devices have become a part of our consciousness itself. they change the way we relate to the world. i can not just opt out of my culture. you can live with honor. i will be of on the side of the mountain. i would have no impact on the culture. i cannot live that way. i believe in communicating with people. i need my tools to do it. it is very complex. >> where did you grow up in the united states? >> i grew up in maine on the canadian border. it is the end of the u.s. route 1. there is a sign and the road ends. >> what did your parents do? >> my mother was a meat packer. my father works for the veterans administration co