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Reply Mon 29 Sep, 2008 07:22 pm
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

Just a video I found I thought some people here would like.

I would like to discuss it once enough people have watched it.
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Reply Tue 30 Sep, 2008 05:06 am
@Holiday20310401,
Very well illustrated.

This isn't anything new, but it's told in such a way - in such an easily-understood format - that it's very hard to "miss the boat".

Rampant consumerism lies at the foundation of many of our most-troublesome issues: resource depletion, environmental degradation, economic volatility, physical health, suffering concepts of self, juxtaposed priorities by our government, third-world exploitation, a sickened sociological system of control and much, much more. Everyone should watch this - echos of "Brave New World". Its quick and easy to understand.

Good find, Holiday
Didymos Thomas
 
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Reply Tue 30 Sep, 2008 01:48 pm
@Khethil,
We have to remember that consumerism is caused by something - something allows for consumerism and something promotes it. Industrialization allows for broad consumerism; consumerism beyond the world of the super-rich. The desire for 'one dollar more', the desire for greater and greater profits, causes the bombardment of advertising which pushes people to want more and more products.

Turn off the TV, be grateful for what you have. Remember why Socrates loved the market?
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