Comments | outintexas: The Story of Stuff

outintexas

The Story of Stuff

Feb 22, 2009 20:10

Another short and interesting video, worth watching. Just wanted to share.

Check it out: http://www.storyofstuff.com/

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mekkasimian February 23 2009, 05:33:25 UTC

EH, MEK SEE THAT ONE LONG TIME AGO, AND FOUND MESSAGE TO BE GOOD BUT CAUSALITY TO BE LACKING. LOT OF SPECIOUS LOGIC IN THERE.

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outintexas February 23 2009, 05:52:03 UTC

Well, it's dumbed down and abbreviated, so not everything is presented in the actual video. The FAQs and other resources fill in some of the gaps. It's a half-decent primer, and I find the most compelling part is the segment talking about the $4.95 radio.

budhaboy February 23 2009, 10:39:26 UTC

I agree with the ape ( ... )

outintexas February 24 2009, 04:58:25 UTC

Wow. I don't think I could disagree with you more completely if I treid ( ... )

budhaboy February 24 2009, 10:42:12 UTC

For one thing, not sure what problem you have with that quote... The context of the quote was on the producer side, not the waste side. On the supply side, for all practical purposes, there is an infinite number of trees on the planet. The problem is with rate we consume them. Here is a practical example ( ... )

Continued (over the limit) budhaboy February 24 2009, 10:42:31 UTC

None of these practices are popularized, and most people don't do them.

I didn't finish watching the video because on a fundamental level the woman offended me with compete rubbish at the start and quite frankly, I don't have the time to waste... IMHO more harm is done by people dumbing things down in a way that is wrong than doing it right even if it's a little more complex. We just finished eight years seeing where this particular philosophy can lead... let's try something different and elevate a bit. Generally people are smart, and if smart people make an effort to articulate a position, they can follow it.

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