Saving the Environment from Consumerism | Breton Lorway | TEDxCushingAcademy
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2017
- In this talk, Breton Lorway examines the effects of American Consumerism on the environment.
Breton Lorway is a four-year senior at Cushing Academy, and a day student from Princeton, Massachusetts. Being from a small woodsy town, she’s grown up learning to love the earth. She is excited to voice this passion of hers at the TEDx conference, and hopes to further her relationship with the earth by majoring in environmental studies in college.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
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This is more crucial than most of this audience can imagine. Consumerism is truly killing our environment. I'm moderately immune to buying stuff, but the advertising is starting to damage my quality of life.
Out of the last 200 emails I've received only 15 were not specifically geared to causing me to give money, spend money. This doesn't count the advertising we have to wade through to get to any relevant content. The only way to minimize the bombardment is to spend even more money for subscriptions. And what I've found with that is that it only creates more targeted advertisements. The worse is that I have no idea how to escape it, other than going deep in the woods, or desert, where there is just no signal.
AT THE AGE OF 17..YOU ARE MORE MATURED THAN YOU THINK..
GOOD WORK, LADY
This is a really important theme, she did amazing on her presentation, i just think that she was too nervous and it looks like it was her first presentation but that's alright, good job girl! I think consumerism is killing our world, and affecting people lives bringing psychological illnesses as depression, anxiety and other stuff
This video is important to reflect of the practices we are perpetuating in the world and the way they are achieving it. Practices such as those introduced in the video are extremely helpful in improving our habits and helping the world to keep itself for future generations.
Great speech!
It makes us reflect on the impact actions because we are also affected by our own consumerism, consumerism that cannot be sustained because the planet does not have enough resources to supply all the demand that is generated by the exacerbated consumerism.
Very well-delivered, succinct and engaging content.
The video has a very important and current theme, which impacted me even more because it's a "philosophy" that I'm trying to follow, I enjoyed her idea to bring important people to support your speech. I just think she could improve her posture, because walking around all the time ended up deconcentrating me
I confess that in my day to day life, I don't think about it much, which is a mistake. America, like the world, has been intensifying the cycle and addiction to consumption that is empowered by various sectors of society, bringing more and more obsolete products.
I find the idea of minimalism very interesting, but it is quite complicated in practice. But anyway, it is something that must be thought of. My favorite part was when she expressed the damage of our communism to the environment. Was very good!
I would recommend that she focus more on specific points because she has walked a lot and this can be bad for listeners. Anyway, it was a great presentation.
Great talk! Very thought provoking. Thanks
Not buying things? I'm quite good at it, since most of the time I'm broke af.
More people should be. Isn’t it funny that all the things we do, being broke, rich folks are inspired to be? Minimalists?😂
It's not necessarily the making and transporting and buying of "stuff," it's the method in which it's made. The short cuts in industry and the average consumer's indifference to that method is the problem.
she be walking like its a fashion show
Nice Lecture....Thanks, Mam...
Self-imposed slavery for the pursuit of nicer and nicer material things....well said
I think we can do technological and industrial development preserving nature, but I agree it is not the way that things are going on in most countries. Although I don't agree with all she said, the advice at the end of talk must be followed by everyone.
I also think making the best of nature accessible to all is important to even make this happen - bc for many Americans, consumerist activities (and associated human relationships with it) are their only means to happiness.
I wish she didn't walked so much. It was hard to focus on what she was saying. Good theme but the walking....
The presentation has logic, credibility and emotion. Talking about conscious consumption today is very important to slow down the effects our society has contributed to global warming. Spreading this message is essential, nowadays it is heard in many places, but not so contextualized, direct, with references and the impact that the images bring has contributed a lot. Note that the presenter was a little nervous at first, especially by walking, I suggest using some techniques to reduce this as deep breathing, at most. Finally, I believe that if we all have done our part, even a little, the sum of all this will make a difference.
This video makes us reflect on our daily actions and the direct consequences on the environment. We often do not realize that rampant consumption harms nature as much as pollution generated by industries. Breton Lorway invites us to rethink how many things we have, what we buy, and how we can consciously consume
Well said !
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ur mom is well said
Next time you go shopping ask yourself,
"Do I need this?" Or "Do I want this?"
The Bible says to not love the world nor the THINGS in the world. Yes, we need certain things to survive, but not in excess. That's why I love the Scriptures. It keeps me on track. I wish everyone would follow it. It will help a lot with consumerism. Jesus is the ultimate minimalist.
I made it with Avasva handbooks !
Haha I started clapping, nice
I need to get out in a kayak and escape these problems I can't solve. At least I won't buy a new kayak, which would be more comfortable. These are the problems our generation need to face. Church has freed me from depression.
Apart from fashion, one important way to consume more environementally friendly is to eat more plant-based foods like lentils, chickpeas or marinated tofu and less animal products.
Can someone summarise the key points in this ted talk and reply to this comment with them ty
lmao you must be really lazy
Che Guevara had a more proactive solution to capitalism. I highly recommend it
Only buy things that are reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable
Not that simple. We really need legislation to help us. The average consumer cannot be expected to figure out what product has lowest environmental impact. E.g. people thought single use diapers were worse than cloth diapers. Detailed analysis shows there is practically no difference. You may think pouring a glass of cold locally produced milk in the glass damage the environment less than heating up coffee produced on the other side of the planet and shipped to you. But you'd be wrong.
The best approach IMHO is the label products in manners that help us make sensible choices as well as taxing fossil fuels and CO2 emissions, so that objects will get a price more in line with their environmental impact. Give regular people lower income taxes e.g. but cover the lost income by taxing inputs to production harder. E.g. price water usage higher, to avoid overconsumption of water when producing things.
It's not easy. But that's what we should all do if we we want a better world to thrive in.
@@povelvieregg165 I appreciate your reply. Rich and juicy reply. While I have a libertarian bent, I would also lean towards agreement on the facts. That is that we need the direction of governmen5- the caveat it being local in power. ( So that it is surmountable from a grassroots perspective, and I don't mean astroturf)
@@kithkin01 Ideologically speaking I want as local government as possible. However for practical reasons I see that isn't always that easy. E.g. if my town increase environmental standards, while the next town over reduce theirs, then all my towns companies may move to the next town over.
It is the age old conflict between individual choice and collective choice. Ideally you want as much individual choice as possible, but often it has the detrimental effect of encouraging free loaders, and a race to the bottom, rather than a race to the top.
@@povelvieregg165 well then, should we tax companies moving? Should require environmental protection and government spending/finding transparency in an amendment? Then what happens when they leave the nation entirely? It seems we need nationalized companies. What do you think
Mostly Happens in developed countries
suresh reddy kudumula but it effect the whole world and lower country doesn’t have the money to get cleaner stuff than the developed country has and the developed country not want to spend money even if it is to help our world : / we are destroying ourselves and the world sadly.
Sad to say "stop buying things" is very idealistic our present lives depend on consuming. Still possible though
“Saving the environment from consumerism” > suggests consumerism to save environment. This is a really bad argument that shifts blame from the companies that are responsible onto individual consumers who in reality have no ability to change production. She of course goes further into suggesting further mysticism and individualism as livinfg a hermit lifestyle, but what came of his endeavors? No, we must hold the manufacturers accountable and not blame the individual consumer who may not even have the financial means available to make such changes.
If you can't save the planet at least save your soul
Nervousness is real, but moving back and forth is annoying
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Great talk but She walked around a lots which can affect to attention of presentation. Thanks
It seems she is just for a presentation, but not following what she talked on. Important message. But habitat of using unnecessary items like what she is hanging on her neck are the problem.
Try to avoid such unnecessary things...crux of the problem
is she learning how to walk wearing high heels or learning how to read from a teleprompter while she walk wearing high heels.
She burnt 5000 calories walking during this talk
"Not buying things" *quits watching the video*
I agree with all her views and suggestions !
But I also hope she will learn to walk the talk !
She doesn't look like being a natural, trying to look taller with high heels, wearing uncomfortable tight leggings !
She is young and am sure will learn in future that one can look good ,elegant and convincing in simpler clothes !
But I still applaud her for having taken up such a noble cause at such young age !
Please
why these high heels, must be terribly unconfortable, especially for doing long walk on stage. Who would want to wear such shoe's if it was not that you lack self worth
she be using high heels thay are very expensive b###
She is a 17 year old. You taking it this way only shows your insecurity lmao. Think about your own self worth
not buying things? are you joke
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Stop buying things.....🤦♂️ Oh sweet child
Too little, too late. We will never have the cultural willingness. Just look at Walmart.