Comments on: The Story of Stuff: Conscious Consumerism or Anticapitalist Propaganda? http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-7163 Julie Schwietert Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:03:06 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-7163 Jonas- Thanks for your comment. I'm curious to know what specific points made in the video were objectionable to you. I'm also curious--and sad--that you'd work to have it banned. I'd hope that as an educator you'd choose to use it as a tool for discussion. Repressive states use censorship and banning to prevent conversation and encourage conformity of thought. Doesn't it make sense to encourage thoughtful conversation and critical analysis rather than simply trying to hide it? Jonas-

Thanks for your comment. I’m curious to know what specific points made in the video were objectionable to you. I’m also curious–and sad–that you’d work to have it banned. I’d hope that as an educator you’d choose to use it as a tool for discussion. Repressive states use censorship and banning to prevent conversation and encourage conformity of thought. Doesn’t it make sense to encourage thoughtful conversation and critical analysis rather than simply trying to hide it?

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]]> By: Jonas Luedtke http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-7152 Jonas Luedtke Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:35:09 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-7152 This video is an injustice to show to student's all across our country. I teach Economics at the High School level and this video is a stretch at best. In fact, most of what she talks about is a distortion of the truth. Shame on those who show this video as fact when it is nothing more then fringe left green rhetoric. I am working to have it banned in my district! This video is an injustice to show to student’s all across our country. I teach Economics at the High School level and this video is a stretch at best. In fact, most of what she talks about is a distortion of the truth. Shame on those who show this video as fact when it is nothing more then fringe left green rhetoric.

I am working to have it banned in my district!

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]]> By: Annie Leonard Tells the Story of Bottled Water http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-6921 Annie Leonard Tells the Story of Bottled Water Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:33:11 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-6921 [...] Rojas Just in time for World Water Week, Annie Leonard–known for her popular YouTube video, “The Story of Stuff”– tells “The Story of Bottled [...] [...] Rojas Just in time for World Water Week, Annie Leonard–known for her popular YouTube video, “The Story of Stuff”– tells “The Story of Bottled [...]

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]]> By: Scott http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-4195 Scott Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:32:11 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-4195 Josef Goebbels would have been proud of this piece of crap video. I can't believe school districts actually use this and take it seriously! No wonder our public schools are a disaster. Josef Goebbels would have been proud of this piece of crap video. I can’t believe school districts actually use this and take it seriously! No wonder our public schools are a disaster.

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]]> By: Treefolk http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-4194 Treefolk Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:02:06 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-4194 This video is so rediculous, the whole reason any body, including all of you posters here have access to things like the internet is through capitalism. People like to buy things, people want things, people generally need things they don't have and in order to get them, they can trade the things they have for other things they want/need. Liked medicine, water, food, clothing.... Its called economics 101. This video is so rediculous, the whole reason any body, including all of you posters here have access to things like the internet is through capitalism. People like to buy things, people want things, people generally need things they don’t have and in order to get them, they can trade the things they have for other things they want/need. Liked medicine, water, food, clothing…. Its called economics 101.

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]]> By: Carlo http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-3006 Carlo Thu, 14 May 2009 08:23:26 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-3006 I just watched the video, and then I started to watch the critique of the video, but I couldn't stand it anymore. Much of what I saw was him debating the figures. Fine, figures are always open for interpretation. One side or the other is always manipulating figures. But the overall message is right on, and the people that aren't getting on board are just ignorant. Either by education, or by choice and they just don't want to change (but I guess that's where ignorance changes to stupidity). Everything we do has the goal of growth. RIght now they're dredging up Port Philip Bay here in Melbourne, channel-deepening. Why? So we can get bigger ships in, so they can bring more goods in. It's all very sick. I just watched the video, and then I started to watch the critique of the video, but I couldn’t stand it anymore. Much of what I saw was him debating the figures. Fine, figures are always open for interpretation. One side or the other is always manipulating figures.

But the overall message is right on, and the people that aren’t getting on board are just ignorant. Either by education, or by choice and they just don’t want to change (but I guess that’s where ignorance changes to stupidity).

Everything we do has the goal of growth. RIght now they’re dredging up Port Philip Bay here in Melbourne, channel-deepening. Why? So we can get bigger ships in, so they can bring more goods in. It’s all very sick.

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]]> By: Carlo http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-3005 Carlo Thu, 14 May 2009 08:08:26 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-3005 OR...we work less, therefore make less money, but have more free time to do things we really enjoy (and don't say shopping!). Less work for us means more work for others. The less we buy, the less money we need, the less work required. And everybody wins! Yay! OR…we work less, therefore make less money, but have more free time to do things we really enjoy (and don’t say shopping!). Less work for us means more work for others. The less we buy, the less money we need, the less work required. And everybody wins! Yay!

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-2998 Tim Patterson Thu, 14 May 2009 03:28:50 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-2998 Yeah, great insight Colin. Fine craftsmanship makes a comeback! Yeah, great insight Colin. Fine craftsmanship makes a comeback!

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]]> By: Julie http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-2988 Julie Wed, 13 May 2009 14:43:36 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-2988 Colin- Fantastic insight; thanks for sharing! Colin-

Fantastic insight; thanks for sharing!

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]]> By: Colin Wright http://matadorchange.com/the-story-of-stuff-conscious-consumerism-or-anticapitalist-propaganda/comment-page-1#comment-2981 Colin Wright Wed, 13 May 2009 05:57:03 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=345#comment-2981 I think that the minimization of consuming is great, though I also think that it could help capitalism as a whole. Consider this: if you own less, you have more money to spend on what you DO buy, which means you will probably invest that money in better all around products. This will stimulate the growth of high-quality products (as opposed to the current race-to-the-bottom mentality in most industries), and will end up making these products even cheaper due to the economy of scale. I'm looking forward to more people embracing such a lifestyle, because the more people that get on board, the better off everyone (and capitalism) will be! I think that the minimization of consuming is great, though I also think that it could help capitalism as a whole. Consider this: if you own less, you have more money to spend on what you DO buy, which means you will probably invest that money in better all around products. This will stimulate the growth of high-quality products (as opposed to the current race-to-the-bottom mentality in most industries), and will end up making these products even cheaper due to the economy of scale.

I’m looking forward to more people embracing such a lifestyle, because the more people that get on board, the better off everyone (and capitalism) will be!

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