I just watched a short, clever, engaging video that challenged the way that we as a society tend to look at resource management, production, marketing, purchasing, consuming and throwing out things we feel are “obsolete.” In order to prepare for the inevitable (soon to arrive with a vengeance and already rapidly mounting, I would argue) lack of necessary petroleum, resources, clean air, etc… we need to develop a new and sustainable way of thinking. I personally envision a world centuries into the future where my descendants, as part of a sustainable population, enjoy a planet which is not being constantly diminished in its capacity to support life. It is certainly worth a view. Although it might not sit well for those heavily invested in the problem, it nonetheless signals a necessary paradigm shift if we are to survive and even thrive on Planet Earth.
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.