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Shop 'Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism (2009)
51 min | Documentary

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Shop 'Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism (2009)

51 min | Documentary

Are we too materialistic? Are we wantonly destroying the planet with our pettiness? Where is the source of all that energy and endless consumer desires? The document calls for a direct confrontation with these questions. Focusing on the ...See moreAre we too materialistic? Are we wantonly destroying the planet with our pettiness? Where is the source of all that energy and endless consumer desires? The document calls for a direct confrontation with these questions. Focusing on the long-term deteriorating ecological and mental realm of American consumerist culture and all the chaotic materialism, he reaches beneath the surface of the commercial world to show that the consequence of growth is impoverishment - the slow and steady depletion of natural resources and basic human values. It shows the connection between the limits of consumerism and our own well-being, and encourages people to develop a critical view of the current economic situation. Written by Hayduke See less

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Cecile Andrews Self (author of Slow is Beautiful) Self (author of Slow is Beautiful) See fewer	Escape from Affluenza (1998)
Julian Darley Self (Post Carbon Institute) Self (Post Carbon Institute) See fewer	The Big Steal
John de Graaf Self Self See fewer	Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2022)
Duane Elgin Self (author of Voluntary Simplicity) Self (author of Voluntary Simplicity) See fewer	Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take? (2011)
Roderic Gorney Self (as Rod Gorney) Self (as Rod Gorney) See fewer	To Tell the Truth (1969)
Carol Holst Self (Postconsumers.com) Self (Postconsumers.com) See fewer	Viva (II) (2007)
Eli Jaxon-bear Self (author of Sudden Awakening) Self (author of Sudden Awakening) See fewer	The One You Feed (2014)
Chris Jordan Self (photographic artist) Self (photographic artist) See fewer	Bag It (2010)
Alex Peterson Narrator Narrator See fewer	Flirting with Danger (2012)
Juliet Schor Self Self See fewer	Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008)
Peter Whybrow Self (author of American Mania) Self (author of American Mania) See fewer	Tavis Smiley (2004)