What will happen to the world and the whole society in the future? Can we who live in the developed countries continue to use as much stuff as we use today? I looked at a video “The Story of Stuff” where they discuss this important issue, our over consumption. If everybody in the world consume as much as they do in the United States and I suppose in other developed countries as well, we would need 3-5 more planets like ours. We don’t have that much natural raw material. We must reduce our consumption; otherwise there will be terrible consequences. Is it fair that we use that many resources when there are lots of people in the world who starve and live in huts or in tents as the people in Haiti subjected to the earthquake? I think it is a bit unfair.
Another aspect of this situation is that the people who produce most of the products we use are from the developing countries. They are exposed to most of the negative toxins and emissions that this production results in. But can the production favour them in some way? Hopefully they earn some money that can make life easier for them and their families. That’s good!
I am still a bit critical to the video and think it is a bit exaggerated. I don’t know if it really is as bad as Annie Leonard says in the video. How can she be sure, are the numbers taken from some study? Even if so, I don’t completely believe in the numbers but I think the message is important.
