The Story of Stuff
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The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
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Overall, this is a pretty useful and interesting read, but her dismissive tone (why would anyone want to watch TV when they could instead have a nice conversation with friends!?!) and failure to acknowledge her privilege really turned me off. I found some of her critiques really unpersuasive, especially with regard to online services/retailers and why and how people engage in fashion.
Also, Annie Leonard/her editors do not know the difference between rein vs. reign and positive vs. negative feedback loops.
Fantastic book. I found it to be hugely informative and very easy to work through–a really digestible look at a whole bunch of related systems and processes that come with consuming, manufacturing and disposing of ‘Stuff'.
I also noticed that a lot of other books that I've been reading recently have been heavily influenced by this one. Would definitely recommend.
