Video Reflection C

Reflection C 

Big ideas that changed The World- consumerism

When we consume, take a second to think how the product is made and how much it is really cost. Consumerism is coming and we have to fight against it.

Understand the true cost. Every single purchasing is link to the big image- melting lacier. This is a cause of global warming.  ‘True Cost’ is not only about the environmental issue but also the waste of the human resources. What this world does is always adjusted by the demand and supply. Those main coordinators are keeping persuading society one main idea ‘The more we consume. The better our life will be. ’ There’s a system called material economy. (Extraction, production, distribution, consumption, disposal). ‘True Cost’ can be defined as ‘externalized costs’ in my understanding. e.g, lost of natural resource space from extraction; lost of the clean air which cause the increasing asthma, cancer rates from production and distribution. After the consumption, we may up to the stage of disposal. Those trashes may deliver to the developing country and might burn before they bury them. Dioxin exposed from the burning to the air. ‘Coordinator’ gain profit from the consumption and paid millions of dollar to solve environmental issue. Consumption will never stop and this cycle will keep turning and never reach the end point.

Consumerism is pretty much the worst thing to happen to the human race but its not exactly difficult to get yourself out of the trap. All you really have to do is work out the difference between ‘need’ and ‘want’.   

‘Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions’ God is also helping people get through the problem.

Designers are also a group of people that causes consumerism. You create the product and persuade people to consume even there’s no desire exist.  Then you build up the desire and make them conscious about if they don’t have it. You have to admit that this is all about career. You are messed up with the competition and livability in this vast society. You don’t pay much attention on the environmental responsibility. There’s no extra budget for research. And finally, your next generation gets paid from what you've done. Just make the product sustainable and profitable.

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