Comments on: Story of Stuff called “anti-capitalist”

By: The Story of Stuff Book Review | Sustainablog

The Story of Stuff Book Review | Sustainablog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:46 +0000

[...] If you a blogger, web media producer, or some other kind of internet content creator, it’s hard not to admire Annie Leonard. She, along with the folks at Free Range Studios, took the rather weighty topic of lifecycle analysis, and turned it into a 20-minute video that frames the subject in a manner for almost anyone. “The Story of Stuff” turned into a huge online hit, became a often-used resource for teachers, and even garnered its share of criticism. [...]

By: Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:57:20 +0000

@Dave… thank you for your thoughts… ideas worth chewing on!

@Siel — appreciate the link!

By: An Anti-capitalist video guide to happiness | green LA girl

An Anti-capitalist video guide to happiness | green LA girl — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:06:33 +0000

[...] environment any favors, is no exception. A parent in Missoula County, Montana, complained about the video’s “anti-capitalist” message — prompting the school board to decide that The Story of Stuff “violated its standards on [...]

By: Dave Gardner

Dave Gardner — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:56:02 +0000

Interesting how the truth, when it threatens our big money-making institutions or our most fundamental societal beliefs, can inspire the kind of question asked here. It shows just how entrenched is our faith in economic growth and the consumerism necessary to feed it. Everyday there are hundreds of minutes of pro-growth, pro-consumerism chatter on the airwaves that do not seem to provoke this kind of question. Even our President drinks some of that Kool-Ade and offers some up to us. If Story of Stuff is anti-capitalist, perhaps that is exactly what we need – more independent thinking to question a status quo that may need to go!

Dave Gardner
Producer/Director
Hooked on Growth: Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity
http://www.growthbusters.com

By: Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:29:53 +0000

@The Beautiful Kind… very appropriate metaphor!

@Vesna… yep, I applaud the teachers using this video… it does a very nice job of making concepts like “externalities,” “life cycle,” and “consumption” very accessible…

By: Vesna

Vesna — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:41:37 +0000

Very educational. Kids should learn about consumerism and environment at schools.

By: The Beautiful Kind

The Beautiful Kind — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:10:47 +0000

Maybe Wal-Mart can make a video applauding materialism. Call it “The Story of Crap.”

Or maybe they can just let the kids watch 10 minutes of ordinary television for an alternate view. DUH.

Let’s say that Story of Stuff is an apple. Kids eat twinkies fast food oreos cheetos and coke all day long, and then they are offered an apple, and the school board wants to insist they have a donut along with it for balance???