the story of stuff

I stumbled upon this video, Story of Stuff (produced by Free Range Studios, creators of The Meatrix) on a couple other blogs and I finally got around to watching it. I really liked it...it's a light, non-offensive, non-extreme and yet very comprehensive look at how things are created, consumed and disposed of, and, most importantly, how everything (government, corporate power, environment, economy, consumerism, quality of life, human rights, etc. etc.) is connected and affected by each other. Here's the intro to get you started, but seriously, take 20 minutes and watch the whole thing. Even if you spend the majority of your life thinking about some aspect of this topic, you'll still enjoy it. And I truly think it would be a great first over-view for any intentionally ignorant consumer out there.