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The Story of Stuff
Feb. 17th, 2009 08:47 pmI just watched the most amazing thing.
The Story Of Stuff. It's about twenty minutes long, but totally eye-opening and jaw-dropping. It's about the creation of consumerism and what it's done to us, the planet, different nations and the entire world.
It's not some kind of hard to follow, pedantic sort of thing either. This lady narrates it and she is very engaging and she knows her stuff. (She really does know her "stuff!")
It made me feel bad though, because even though I talk about consumerism, fair trade, recycling, and sustainable living, I don't do any of those things nearly as well as I should be doing them. I do try to get less stuff, and I do try to stick with my old stuff (my computer is about seven years old,) but sometimes I do get new stuff when I don't even really need it. And I realize now how much "stuff" I throw away!
Please, please take a look at this short video. There are some links on the page to give you tips and hints about how to do better. I know I'll be trying so much harder in the future.
The Story Of Stuff. It's about twenty minutes long, but totally eye-opening and jaw-dropping. It's about the creation of consumerism and what it's done to us, the planet, different nations and the entire world.
It's not some kind of hard to follow, pedantic sort of thing either. This lady narrates it and she is very engaging and she knows her stuff. (She really does know her "stuff!")
It made me feel bad though, because even though I talk about consumerism, fair trade, recycling, and sustainable living, I don't do any of those things nearly as well as I should be doing them. I do try to get less stuff, and I do try to stick with my old stuff (my computer is about seven years old,) but sometimes I do get new stuff when I don't even really need it. And I realize now how much "stuff" I throw away!
Please, please take a look at this short video. There are some links on the page to give you tips and hints about how to do better. I know I'll be trying so much harder in the future.
