Sep 08 2007
Timeout for Entertainment
This series of seven videos titled The Story of Stuff may change your outlook on issues of sustainability and consumerism. I don’t buy into the corporate conspiracy. Some of the facts may have been stretched a bit, but it doesn’t compromise the value of the message. I hope it influences your decisions when you select gifts for the holiday season. Clicking through the Youtube videos below is faster than using the website.
Here are some links forwarded from the entertainment enthusiasts who habitually populate my wife’s AOL email account. They appear to have a lot of time on their hands because they’ve done a great job of finding the best stuff. Every one is worth opening.
A performance of the tune “I will survive” by Igudesman & Joo on YouTube.
Mock Robbery of online jewelry store at Montred.com
Miller Brewing Company is engaging in some of the most intelligent viral marketing programs I have seen. Here’s the Evil Beaver video for Miller Lite.
Interview with me at Internet Retailer. You’ll need to scroll down the the right side and and click the link to Junonia to open the video.
Very interesting message. I do buy the business conspiracy theory, but it can change in a heartbeat if there’s money in it for them. And I think there is big money in ‘going green’. Heard Jack Nelson-Palmeyer on MPR today. Has many good things to say. Thanks for sending along the message.
Mike
Those who know will be surprised that I actually agree with several points she makes although I find the basic premise of her presentation to be flawed. The problem is not that corporations are inherently bad or that George Bush asked us to spend to stimulate our economy or that our government isn’t big and greedy enough. (Since when does anyone listen to George Bush?) I’ve traveled in China and seen the destruction and pollution driven by the consumer demands of the world – not just the United States. Conversely, I have also seen the formerly oppressed and sequestered citizens of China exposed to the world, with a freedom not possible without the driver of Western consumerism. The root cause is that too many consumers are unwilling to do without material processions and eagerly sacrifice (product) quality and their personal finances for short-term satisfaction.