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UHV 3D D3-S1C Story of Stuff

The video "Story of Stuff" documents the modern materials economy and its negative environmental and social impacts. It was produced by environmental activists concerned with the focus on profit over purpose in industries. The discussion reflects on how different notions of happiness lead to different life programs, and how the programs shown in the video focus on consumption and profit rather than sustainability or human well-being. This linear take-make-waste system exploits people and resources. The solution proposed is moving to a cyclic production process that reduces waste and promotes recycling, though recycling alone is not enough.

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UHV 3D D3-S1C Story of Stuff

The video "Story of Stuff" documents the modern materials economy and its negative environmental and social impacts. It was produced by environmental activists concerned with the focus on profit over purpose in industries. The discussion reflects on how different notions of happiness lead to different life programs, and how the programs shown in the video focus on consumption and profit rather than sustainability or human well-being. This linear take-make-waste system exploits people and resources. The solution proposed is moving to a cyclic production process that reduces waste and promotes recycling, though recycling alone is not enough.

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Tutorials and Practice Sessions

Story of Stuff
Story of Stuff
Watch a 20 minute video Story of Stuff
It is a documentary about the materials economy – its motivation,
process and outcome. It has been produced by a set of concerned
people at storyofstuff.org, USA
(source: http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/)

We will discuss your observations:


1. What is the program of the people shown in the video?

2. Reflect on your own notion of happiness & your program for


happiness. Is your program similar to the program of the people
shown in the video?

3. What is the outcome from these programs?

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Discussion

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Our Program depends on our Notion of Happiness
If we assume that consumption is happiness, then we consume
Tasty food → happiness
Latest mobile → show off → happiness

If we assume happiness will come from abstinence, we abstain


Torn clothes → happiness
Bunking classes → happiness

Like that, whatever our assumption or understanding about happiness


is, we make a program accordingly

It is a matter of understanding happiness!


(it is not a matter of just focusing on the program or do’s and don’ts)

We will explore into it…


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Problem (as shown in video) Solution (as shown in video)
Production of unhealthy products ??
with focus on profit vs purpose
(eg. carcinogenic pillows)

Exploitation of the people involved ??


in production, consumption

Over exploitation of natural ??


resources

Linear production process Cyclic production process

Indulgence (influenced by media & ??


marketing)

99% waste Recycling can help (but it will


never be enough)
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Prevailing Notions of Happiness
Some Prevailing Notions of Happiness
Owning / accumulating physical facility
For human being, physical facility is required, but it alone does not suffice

Pleasure (from favourable sensation)


Sound, Touch, Form, Taste, Smell – Through the Body
Tasty-Necessary → Tasty-Unnecessary → Tasteless-Unnecessary → Intolerable

Attention, appreciation… (favourable feelings) from others


Dependence on the other, can’t be continuous

Sometimes “happiness”, excitement…


Sometimes “unhappiness”, depression…

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Some Prevailing Means of Escape from Unhappiness, Depression
Over eating
Over sleeping
…
Gutka (Doma)
Alcohol
Drugs
…
Violence
…
Suicide

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Excitement and Escape – Not Happiness

Temporary

Consciousness
Excitement

Animal
Temporary
Escape from
Unhappiness

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Continuous

Consciousness
Happiness

Human
Transformation / Development

Temporary

Consciousness
Excitement

Animal
Temporary
Escape from
Unhappiness
Happiness = Harmony Unhappiness = Disharmony
To have clarity, solution within To have confusion, problem within

To be in harmony with family To be in conflict with family


members members

To be in harmony with the society To be in opposition with society

To be in harmony in To struggle for survival


nature/existence

= Happiness = Unhappiness

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