The Story of Stuff
You may disagree with some of the statistics in this video, but it's hard to avoid the conclusion that our current way of life is unsustainable over the long term. Check out this compelling mini-documentary, The Story of Stuff.
It really shifts into high gear about nine minutes in when Annie tells the story of the $4.99 radio. Her discussion of our consumer culture echoes a conversation I had with my mother a year and a half ago. While talking about what's possible in life we came to the strange conclusion that once America became capable of meeting everyone's basic needs, and when we could have done anything with the knowledge, skills, and drive of our people, the choice we made as a culture was to become consumers: to build a way of life that is dependent on always having more, in having what is "new and improved."
It really shifts into high gear about nine minutes in when Annie tells the story of the $4.99 radio. Her discussion of our consumer culture echoes a conversation I had with my mother a year and a half ago. While talking about what's possible in life we came to the strange conclusion that once America became capable of meeting everyone's basic needs, and when we could have done anything with the knowledge, skills, and drive of our people, the choice we made as a culture was to become consumers: to build a way of life that is dependent on always having more, in having what is "new and improved."
Labels: economy, environment, health
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