Comments on: Videos about stuff http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/ Learning to live green and live together Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:27:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Carlin's still funny | GreenCouple.com http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 George Carlin's still funny | GreenCouple.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:21:44 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=236#comment-1274 [...] have read, George Carlin recently died of a heart attack. On my birthday this year, I posted about Carlin’s take on “stuff” (embedded [...] [...] have read, George Carlin recently died of a heart attack. On my birthday this year, I posted about Carlin’s take on “stuff” (embedded [...]

]]> By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Andy Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:01:08 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=236#comment-1071 Check out neighborrow.com. Anyone can list items they are willing to share. I haven't looked at it in a while now, but it seemed like a good idea when I first saw it. -Andy Check out neighborrow.com. Anyone can list items they are willing to share. I haven’t looked at it in a while now, but it seemed like a good idea when I first saw it.
-Andy

]]> By: Will http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Will Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:41:56 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=236#comment-1062 SDG: It's very much a feedback cycle. As more individuals start making better choices, companies start providing better (or easier) choices, which lets more individuals make good choices. Corporations definitely have a role to play, but since the Story of Stuff is aimed at individuals, I felt that it should have focused more on the responsibility we have as people. Andy: Yeah, it's been floating around the Internet for a while now. Food is definitely most of the "stuff' I buy, but I also like getting games (card, board, video). I've cut back, but unlike books I can't replace game-buying with the library. I should really see if I can swap games (especially board games; they're so expensive and full of so much junk!) with some other people around here. SDG: It’s very much a feedback cycle. As more individuals start making better choices, companies start providing better (or easier) choices, which lets more individuals make good choices. Corporations definitely have a role to play, but since the Story of Stuff is aimed at individuals, I felt that it should have focused more on the responsibility we have as people.

Andy: Yeah, it’s been floating around the Internet for a while now. Food is definitely most of the “stuff’ I buy, but I also like getting games (card, board, video). I’ve cut back, but unlike books I can’t replace game-buying with the library. I should really see if I can swap games (especially board games; they’re so expensive and full of so much junk!) with some other people around here.

]]> By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Andy Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:22:32 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=236#comment-1060 I saw the story of stuff a long time ago now it seems, I don't really remember where I first heard of it, but I liked it then. Since then I saw it a few more times and I think I have a similar view to what you mention. It really doesn't make it sound like the consumers fault really, when it really is. I used to buy new things all the time, and then I one point I started trading some of those things. I would round up things to sell on ebay, and then use that money to buy new things, so I thought the process was a little more of a loop than just buy buy buy. But now I don't really buy anything other than food. Actually, I can't even remember what I last bought other than bike materials. That's probably good that I can't remember! :) I saw the story of stuff a long time ago now it seems, I don’t really remember where I first heard of it, but I liked it then. Since then I saw it a few more times and I think I have a similar view to what you mention. It really doesn’t make it sound like the consumers fault really, when it really is. I used to buy new things all the time, and then I one point I started trading some of those things. I would round up things to sell on ebay, and then use that money to buy new things, so I thought the process was a little more of a loop than just buy buy buy. But now I don’t really buy anything other than food. Actually, I can’t even remember what I last bought other than bike materials. That’s probably good that I can’t remember! :)

]]> By: Student Doctor Green http://greencouple.com/2008/06/13/videos-about-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Student Doctor Green Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:30:57 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=236#comment-1052 I think it's both. Yeah we have to take responsibility and not buy stuff we don't need but also we need quality products that aren't going to fall apart on us and require replacement. I enjoyed the George Carlin! Great stuff ;-) I think it’s both. Yeah we have to take responsibility and not buy stuff we don’t need but also we need quality products that aren’t going to fall apart on us and require replacement.

I enjoyed the George Carlin! Great stuff ;-)

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