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tosatori
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Consumer Culture
#9904946 - 03/03/09 05:18 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Found a video/animation that explains consumer culture in a very simple and clear way. Definitely a good watch. To be spread to those who can't see it.
STORYOFSTUFF - Consumer Culture
Check it out Peace
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whattheheck
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: tosatori]
#9904965 - 03/03/09 05:20 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I saw that a while back. What is it, like 90% of the stuff we buy is in the dump a few months later?
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tosatori
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i think, but i may be wrong, it says 99%.
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sally
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: tosatori]
#9905346 - 03/03/09 06:11 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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a good reason to go dumpster diving. it's not as gross as you might think.
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supra
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: sally]
#9905457 - 03/03/09 06:24 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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sally said: a good reason to go dumpster diving. it's not as gross as you might think.
haha, used to get lots of cd's (mostly crap) and magazines (good stuff, just missing cover) from hastings dumpsters in jr. high. Can find some good clothes outside the mall a lot of times too..
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: tosatori]
#9905577 - 03/03/09 06:37 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I closed it after she said that we consumed/destroyed 1/3rd of the entire planet in just the past decade. I'd like to see some sources.
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burgerpizza
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: The_Ghost]
#9905610 - 03/03/09 06:40 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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The_Ghost said: I closed it after she said that we consumed/destroyed 1/3rd of the entire planet in just the past decade. I'd like to see some sources.
I closed it after I read this.
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tosatori
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you missed the best part then. I doubt this video has made up sources, and i am sure that those were not the exact words used.
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: tosatori]
#9907034 - 03/03/09 09:37 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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It doesn't have made up sources cause it doesn't have sources to begin with. Just watched that part again, here's the exact quote: "in the past decade along, one third of the planets natural resource space has been consumed. Gone."(with a nifty diagram labeled natural resources with a third of it crossed out). Either way, it kinda reaks of sensationalism. I mean, not that i disagree with the overall message, but it just reminds me too much of something i'd see in an 8th grade science class.
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SvampViking
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burgerpizza said:
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The_Ghost said: I closed it after she said that we consumed/destroyed 1/3rd of the entire planet in just the past decade. I'd like to see some sources.
I closed it after I read this.
I didn't bother opening it after I read this.
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pseudonym88
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Re: Consumer Culture *DELETED* [Re: The_Ghost]
#9908716 - 03/04/09 06:37 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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tosatori
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cheers for taking the time to set people straight.
I took the pic last night, its from 'be here now'. :]
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Re: Consumer Culture *DELETED* [Re: tosatori]
#9908918 - 03/04/09 08:04 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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badchad
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Some of the sources are pretty weak though. For instance, she says
"Do you know what is the food at the top of the food chain with the highest levels of many toxic con- taminants? Human breast milk".
The reference is some weird website. Why not a journal article where levels of "toxic substances" were defined, and then different fluids tested.
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tosatori
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: badchad]
#9909461 - 03/04/09 10:29 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Maybe so, i think it was just making the point that the human body contains amounts of every toxic substance we are subjected to, and this is passed on to our young through breast milk.
Regardless that was hardly the main point.
I thought the analogy of working, then watching TV, then shopping, then working.... was pretty well executed visually. Whilst I've heard it all before, this video had a certain simplicity to it, which could hopefully speak to anyone.
I'd recommend Be here now to anyone. It's not even expensive, get onto amazon. :]
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: tosatori]
#9909586 - 03/04/09 10:55 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Your barking at the wrong crowd ,these people are not wanting to hear its over and has been over for awhile now ,we are just getting wind of it {the general public} but its already too late,thats why its even out there ,because its already happened and there is nothing to be done now.
All these people are still in school looking to make it off the old system,which is gone and over....unless you think people are going to go right back to spending everything they make to stay up with the latest fashion again......no folks ,the old system of spend everything to be up to par or in the status quo is over and will not return.This has been along time coming ,finally the world is over the monkey see monkey do spending habits.
The old ways of spend/beg and borrow all you can to have that new car or boat is over ,you will be thankful to have a 77 LTD when this is over. Sad days are ahead.
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danlennon3
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hey tosatori, what is the book in your sig?
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tosatori
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Re: Consumer Culture [Re: danlennon3]
#9915349 - 03/05/09 08:18 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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indeed
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The_Ghost
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The_Ghost said: I closed it after she said that we consumed/destroyed 1/3rd of the entire planet in just the past decade. I'd like to see some sources.
ur wrong there - she says over the past 3 decades. this has been well recognised for some time. there are also sources on other areas of the website if u take a proper look at it without just dismissing it out of hand :
Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism, Little Brown and Company, (1999). Excerpted from page 4: “In the past three decades, one-third of the planet’s resources, its ‘natural wealth,’ has been consumed.”
http://www.storyofstuff.com/pdfs/annie_leonard_footnoted_script.pdf is the annotated script, detailing many sources.
my poor excuse for a computer couldnt take viewing the video but reading the script was very interesting and informative.
and btw i like OP's signature picture.
I re watched that part AGAIN, and you're right. She said part 'few' or perhaps even three. Dunno, sometimes i mishear things. So my bad.
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