This video was almost impossible for me to deal with, since I have two boys of my own. Unlike some of the comment-leavers below the video on YouTube, I saw the ending coming a mile away. This video feels like watching a car accident develop right in front of my eyes.
I would never allow one of my sons to live on one side of that screen so that the other could blissfully exist on the other. But as I tied my son?s shoes this morning and sent him off to daycare, I couldn?t help but wonder where the hands were that made his sneakers. Whose son made those little blue tennis shoes? Where did he sleep last night? When he woke up, did he have a glass of milk to drink? While my son plays with toys all day (possibly made by some other boy), would he get to play at all?
What is happening on the other side of the world so that I can have my ?normal? Monday morning? ?The Story Of Stuff? is the 20min lecture version of this Radiohead video, and it dives into many more of the nuances of the true cost of our stuff [read Bob's post about it here].
Do you have any idea how much it costs for you to live your life?
Radiohead: All I Need [MTV]
The Story Of Stuff
For a high quality version of this video and some great insight on some steps to take, visit storyofstuff.com .
