From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. 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.

In America, consumerism has become such a huge part of our culture and society, how do you suggest we fight it? If you look at the tags in your clothing, I bet a lot of them come from a LDC, or materials have come from an LDC at the very least. The reality is that in the 21st century, thinking anti-consumerism is easy, but actually becoming a nonconsumer is extremely difficult! Sorry if I had any spelling mistakes, lol. Any thoughts??

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We have created a consumerist nightmare in America. Over the past few decades our priorities have become very misplaced. Things matter more than people. Happiness is equated with money and pointless stuff. China produces mountains of crap that we voraciously consume (while they lend us the money to do so). Where does it end?!?!

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