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The Story of Stuff

Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 7:53pm
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The Story of Stuff

Have you guys seen this vid?

Truly enlightening.

The Story of Stuff

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Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 8:20pm #1
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We're doomed. 

We're doomed.

 


Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 8:21pm #2
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The Story of Stuff

 Yes indeed,she really doing us all a favor,but how many people will pick-up on her message? She reminds me of this guy Sut Jhally ,I think it was on "Drexel University" community access T.V. check out his site at www.sutjhally.com/audiovideo. thanks for the LINK

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Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 8:36pm #3
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Yes we are doomed. i had to

Yes we are doomed. i had to laugh tho, its not that it was funny but that people in the 50's actually came up with that linear model...


Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 9:10pm #4
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Yay for tree-hugger

Yay for tree-hugger propaganda. These guys really help the cause of genuine sustainability concerns. Sticking out tongue

The fact is that our current profit-driven economy, with all those 'mean, nasty corporations (duh duh duuuuhhh)' is the most environmentally concerned, sustainability-driven system we've ever had. The numbers in the video come with no citations (some I wouldn't be surprised if they were accurate, given current trends; some are laughable), and many of the claims are greenpeace asshole rhetoric ('TEH CHEMKALS ARE UNTESTED! TEH FRANKIFUD WILL KILL UZ!').

The real core problem (expontential, unchecked human population growth) is, as usual, completely dodged.

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"Natasha has just come up to the window from the courtyard and opened it wider so that the air may enter more freely into my room. I can see the bright green strip of grass beneath the wall, and the clear blue sky above the wall, and sunlight everywhere. Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression and violence, and enjoy it to the full."

- Leon Trotsky, Last Will & Testament
February 27, 1940


Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 10:39pm #5
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Kevin R Brown wrote:The real

Kevin R Brown wrote:

The real core problem (expontential, unchecked human population growth) is, as usual, completely dodged.

I'm doing my part!  I will not reproduce!

I didn't look for citations, I admit.  But I like her message about the 'stuff' we have not really adding to our happiness, but detracting from it, even.


Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 11:02pm #6
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PorkChop wrote:I'm doing my

PorkChop wrote:

I'm doing my part!  I will not reproduce!

Muslims and Christians: Reproducing like rabbits.

Atheists: Reproducing like deformed animal lab experiments.

I repeat...we're doomed.

"I am an atheist, thank God." -Oriana Fallaci


Posted on: July 10, 2008 - 1:25pm #7
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I went back today and

I went back today and browsed her site for citations and this is what i found, enjoy or dont i dont care...
http://www.storyofstuff.com/resources.html
The reason i went back and browsed was b/c i looked the other day and couldn't find any citations so i sent an email saying that i would like a whole section and they sent me an email today with a link to that...