I watched a movie on how Americans shop and consume, consume, consume. It was terrifying. It was even worse to see the devastating impacts it had on other countries and how quickly people will buy something new if it stops working. 

Key Takeaways: 

 

[4:57] How online shopping changed things 

[6:40] Just one click has made it easy to buy more things 

[8:34] Sell more by making an emotional connection

[13:15] People buy too many things and it has to go somewhere 

[15:21] Making products not last long on purpose 

[23:56] Recycling is a lie and other countries are suffering from it

[28:27] These companies hide the terrible things they’re doing 

[32:04] Big companies keep trying to control people 

[35:06] Clickbait and how the movie made this point 

[38:11] What you can do to buy less

Resources:

 

• Buy Now

• The Social Network

• Painkiller

 

 

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