The Story of Stuff & The Story of Change

Text 1: "I didn't choose a world in which some people can afford to live green, leaving the rest of us to be irresponsible planet wreckers"

Response: I really enjoyed this video because of the message Annie Leonard got across about consumerism. This part of the video particularly caught my attention when there was a mock picture of "Whole Paycheck". I am a big fan of Whole Foods, and have heard it been called Whole Paycheck many times. I usually took it as a joke, but now it's' interesting to see that society does in fact make it hard for most people to consume responsibly and environmentally conscious. As the nick name implies, stores like Whole Foods are pricey and make it difficult for people to regularly buy from. I like how Annie Leonard highlights how the source of the problem is at the corrupt and failed government policies, and that the solution is through joint effort of citizens petitioning to change government policies.

Text 2: "Big idea + WE (commitment to work together) + Action = Change"

I really love how interactive and creative this video was. Even though Annie Leonard is using this to be apply to making environmental and social changes in the market, I feel like I can apply this to anything. This is the basis of how change works. She used Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. as examples of how change may have seen impossible, but with these elements they are very much attainable. Especially in today's world where we can connect so easily with technology, social change, for example promoting more Fair Trade, is possible. I think we can apply these principles to promoting Fair Trade in our country and around the world.

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