Comments on: Waste = Food

By: Yusiley S

Yusiley S — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:36:00 +0000

This, Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza are definitely must watch documentaries on the topic of the bad side effects of over-consuming.

I always felt that the consumer society I grew up in was wrong.. it damages everything. It destroys the environment, destroys families and communities, destroys nations and most of all destroys the true self. It robs childhood (Watch Consuming Kids for more info.), robs of ones true identity, robs the uniqueness of ones true culture, robs of ones health, robs of ones life…etc. How I feel about it now is worse… because now it is more like a super consuming society and it disgusts me. It leaves a nasty, stinging taste in ones mouth as if one just purged out a week old sandwich that was left out of the bag to rot in the kitchen cabinets. Really gross…I know, but that’s how I feel about these so-called advanced civilizations/nations… second and third world nations aren’t too far behind since they want to copy the first world example…*shakes head* an awful continuous cycle of waste and death of everything. Makes me want to punch humanity in the face and tell it to stop repeating stupid mistakes… to finally evolve and become the true stewards (guardians) of the world that they’re meant to be. Being a dominate species means taking responsibilities for that dominance and to look after ones world… our species depends on being good protectors of everything around us.

By: alexandra mackenzie

alexandra mackenzie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000

what if we don’t want to be consumers anymore? what if we don’t want to buy our way onto this planet…this documentary only wishes to maintain the current capitalist system

By: brennen84

brennen84 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:23:00 +0000

ants also create their on landfills….those bastards

By: Roobob

Roobob — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:43:23 +0000

Yeah, this is great, but they aren´t looking at the greater cusaes of the waste. Our economy is based on oil, and plastics are dervied from that oil. They will need to take on giant organizations, (so big they control the US Army) and convince them. the competition between companies also is a driving factor as they need the cheapest materials to produce the cheapest products, frankly becusae consumers need it, they become poorer and poorer all the time due to the inflationary cycle, derived from the interest charged by banks.

look at documentaries such as ´who killed the electric car´, Zietgiest, and addicted to plastic.

I don´t like the using leather for shoes and clothes, because that is enslaving life, and torturing it while you do, just for it´s skin. Will defintly buy a ford though.

Great documentary, but what they suggest should be the core focus of organizations, but it doesnñt solve the enslavement we are living.

By: Dodgy

Dodgy — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:08:08 +0000

Why does that guy keep saying, yeah after every phrase. Yeah. It’s a little bit odd to see. Yeah. Turning me off from wanting to watch the whole thing. Yeah.

By: Philosophocles

Philosophocles — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:11:03 +0000

@Healer
well said.

Unfortunately it is us the consumer who controls production. They have us so blinded with celebrity fiascos, TV shows, Sports, Smart Phones, etc to even know that we can make a change in the world/environment if we all just STOP buying the things that pollute it. No business man will build something he knows no one is going to buy. But they have us so separated by every social class possible (black, white, skater, rocker, punk, gay, lesbian, muslim, christian…you name it) that we have almost no hope of banding together like they did to free India from British rule, or like we did for Women’s rights/Civil Rights.

I hope we wake up soon and come together before we let big Biz ruin the Earth.

By: Healer

Healer — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:53:24 +0000

Having a governing system like China does can be a real pain in the ass for it’s citizens. But, if it enforces good things like these, I can say it’s better than our western ones where you let people keep polluting. I strongly feel that once this technology becomes available to the public, it should be enforced for at least the biggest cities and the biggest industries like automobiles, electronics, plastic containers and so forth. If you do not enforce it, big companies will keep doing things in the old way as long as it fits their wallets better in any possible way.

By: Philosophocles

Philosophocles — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:58:29 +0000

Best doc on a true “green” lifestyle. Not just recycling, but living the way nature intended. Another welcome addition to this information is permaculture. Put Cradle to Cradle and Permaculture ideas together and you’ll have a self sufficient, environmentally friendly, and nourishing life. Not only safe and friendly to people and people’s view of “the environment” but friendly to animals, bugs, plants etc. Excellent doc. Thanks again Vlatko!

By: PHILIP VAN DER MUDE

PHILIP VAN DER MUDE — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:19:47 +0000

thie is really one for the MUST WATCH LIST , for me the last few minutes when they talk about creating a world where the peasant farmer will NOT wnat to move to the bright lights of acity like a mothe to a FLAME …. needs to be re-seen atleast twice to grasp the things being said thru out .

enjoyed the the RE WATCHING more than the 1st