The Story of Stuff

We ran across a really cool site: http://storyofstuff.com/

This is a really interesting overview of the birth of consumerism, and the resulting production chain required to bring consumer goods to the homes of folks in the developed world. It's eye opening, and really pretty damn depressing in many ways to watch. It gives a pretty clear view of the wastefulness of developed society, often at the expense of the developing world. I'd strongly recommend you give this a watch.