Story of Stuff

• We take natural resources but we are going to run out one day.
• Human breast milk has high amounts of chemicals.
• Factories in third-world countries=tons of smog and pollution.
• Factory workers inhale chemicals just because they need money
• Only 1% of stuff bought in America is kept past 6 months. 99% of stuff purchased gets thrown out.
• stuff is purposely designed to be thrown away so you'll buy a new one.
• perceived obsolescence =throw away stuff that doesn't look good anymore(embarrassment)
• Fashion is a huge part of this
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• More ads seen now than people did 50 years ago in their lifetime.