bsmall2Oct 1
> it didn’t just happen. It was designed.
> Shortly after the World War 2, these guys were figuring out how to ramp up the [U.S.] economy. Retailing analyst Victor Lebow articulated the solution that has become the norm for the whole system. He said: “Our enormously productive economy . . . demands that we make consumption our way of life.."
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> Vance Packard calls perceived obsolescence, “planned obsoles-
cence of desirability.”...
https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
https://www.storyofstuff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/StoryofStuff_AnnotatedScript.pdf
#StoryOfStuff #AnnieLeonard
#TheWasteMakers #VancePackard
The Story of Stuff

Watch The Story of Stuff—a 20‑min animated short exposing the hidden impacts of overconsumption and inspiring sustainable change.

Story of Stuff
The Clean OneJun 12, 2025
We are with https://www.storyofstuff.org/
#storyofstuff
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Tilda Moose, positivistDec 15, 2024
Kill the accounting systems and financial policies that design for the dump!
Vote up #StopEcocide at every opportunity!
Show everyone the #StoryOfStuff videos!
Tilda Moose, citizenDec 15, 2024
Kill the accounting systems and financial policies that design for the dump!
Vote up #StopEcocide at every opportunity!
Show everyone the #StoryOfStuff videos!
BlogsostenibleMay 15, 2024
😪El lavado verde de Coca-Cola en un vídeo de #storyofstuff
😪Basta de #GreenWashing = #LavadoVerde
😪Las botellas de vidrio REUTILIZABLE-RETORNABLE son una desesperante minoría
😪Por eso, 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐚-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐚́𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚́𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨
😪Apostemos por el sistema SDDR‼️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a_QJoE1QmU
#Reutilizar #RRR #Reciclar #SDDR
Uncovering Fact vs Fiction on Coca-Cola’s Iconic Bottle

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Show threadKlima MemesMay 5, 2024
Überlegt, was ihr wirklich braucht. Achtet auf nachhaltige, langlebige Produkte. Repariert oder lasst #reparieren, kauft gebraucht oder verkauft gebrauchte Gegenstände weiter. Das spart nicht nur Emissionen und #Ressourcen, sondern meist auch #Geld. (2/2)
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#nachhaltig #RepairReuseRecycle #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #Reduce #Repair #Reuse #Recycle #upcycling #Meme #Memes #Deutschland #Energie #Strom #StoryOfStuff #Stuff
Tilda Moose, citizenFeb 12, 2024

Let's make #binoculars with really #accessible #alignment screws, so that when you inevitably #drop them, you can tweak the #prisms back into alignment without a fight.

Currently, the adjustment screws are usually hidden, tiny, and thread-locked. They can break easily if you try forcing them.

My ideal binoculars would have these presets as big lockable user controls.

#RepairShop #repair #optics #rant #StoryOfStuff

Gladwyn d’SouzaOct 13, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-uyghurs-forced-to-process-the-worlds-fish

#StoryOfStuff:There are no #moderate #democrats legislatingon the #violent #extinction of #Uyghurs #culture #language and #people because the #demand is for cheap #exported #carbonemissions, 99% of which ends up in the landfill in six months.

The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish

Ian Urbina on China forcibly recruiting Uyghurs from Xinjiang to work in its seafood-processing industry, which supplies squid and more to the U.S. and Europe.

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Don Hawkins - W7DAHAug 20, 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwLB20lucrj/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

#climate #environment #crisis #responsible #capitalism #ToxicCapitalism #corporatocracy #problemoftwelve #problemof12 #bigoil #privateequity #indexfunds #amazon #storyofstuff #profit #greed #corporategreed #corporations

The Story of Stuff Project on Instagram: "Giant corporations love to stress the importance of individual action. While it is important to do your part, this tactic (intentionally) makes ordinary people blame themselves for the climate crisis instead of focusing on the real problem: the corporations. CR: @PlasticFreeFuture_org"

3,634 likes, 133 comments - storyofstuff on August 20, 2023: "Giant corporations love to stress the importance of individual action. While it is important to d..."

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𝓖𝓲𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓪 (she/her)May 3, 2023

What should a U.N. #plastics treaty include? Learn more in this great video from #StoryOfStuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHCkniPt9w

#StopPlasticPollution #Greenwashing #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ZeroWaste

The U.N. is Negotiating a Treaty that Could Solve the Plastic Problem. Here's What You Need to Know.

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