[GJM] The Story of STUFF

[Steve Consilvio]

This movie, while good, is an example of how most economic theory is  
one-dimensional.  While she added "people" to the movement of  
"stuff," she forgot the most important elements of all: money and  
numbers.  Everybody is the chain of stuff is chasing the numbers.   
The reason for "the golden arrow" was as an attempt to always keep  
the numbers moving, since stagnation of the numbers is as big a  
problem as too much stuff for the people.

It's best value is in getting to think of the economy as an assembly  
line with a closed loop, and challenging the idea of perpetual  
"sustainable growth."  It's worst value is setting up corporations as  
a straw-man.  The corporations are owned and controlled "by the  
people, for the people," too.  Nor is there anything wrong in living  
well, but we must live in balance with nature and one another and the  
numbers.

She presents half of the problem and offers no solution.  It is  
typical liberal elitist progressive "blame the rich" and was funded  
by hypocritical non-profit rich foundations, but was presented  
extremely well.

peace,
Steve


On SaturdayFeb 23, 2008, at 2:00 PM, discussion- 
request at globaljusticemovement.net wrote:

> The link leads to a simple but entertaining American
> movie....
>
>  http://www.storyofstuff.com/
>
>
> Robert Searle

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