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The Story of Stuff - Consumerism

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"The Story of Stuff" is a 20-minute, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. From it's analysis of sale, use, and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. All the while, most of this is hidden from view. "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.?Some points are exaggerated, but the point of this video is to make people think. The planet is suffering due to many environmental problems that may affect people, societies, and ecosystems. Environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words, it is a global problem. Many individuals, organizations, and governments around the world are now involved in researching, analyzing and giving solutions to the problems. The video mentions a long-established topic, that is still very interesting. The video is effective in its use of simple but funny animation to keep the viewers engaged. The video also uses ironically exaggerated images to transmit its messages, so that the viewers enjoy watching even if they may not fully agree with the points made. One example is the domination of powerful corporations over government. The government was described as a shoeshiner polishing his customer’s shoes that are big corporations. However, using these extreme exaggerations are a risky decision. There are some incorrect statements in this video that could make it less reliable to fastidious viewers. For example, the video states that the only thing has changed each year inside the computer is just a little piece in the corner, and you, “Can't just change that one piece because each new version is a different shape.” The fac

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