Chris Jordan: Picturing excess

http://www.ted.com Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.

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[fisheatsteel]

what does this have to do with politics? that's what you've made it into. All because they are facts and statistics that you don't want to hear so you call it "propaganda". freedom of speech DOES allow you to disagree with people but you do it in such a way that you are saying, "I'M RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG". that's ignorance.

[billyg89]

This guy is awesome! wow. he's possibly the most moral artist out there by simply using statistics and art.

[CognitiveApprentice]

@crudhousefull More stressed or less stressed, what people need to do is wake the fuck up. If that requires a little more stress to do so, then so be it.

[crudhousefull]

I like that the guy is driven, but you need to compare what's happening as a ratio to get a good understanding of he importance of the problem. People don't need to get more stressed...if anything they need to be less stressed!

[warrior4just]

@OtacontheOtaku

and how did u prophesize that ? the world is simple, is the ppl tha try to make it complicated "as in gray". rules r the essence to mitigating chaos.

[djblendfan890]

Wow this guy went to my school to visit my art class today he's pretty cool :D

[OtacontheOtaku]

@St37One

It's actually both you idiots. The world is shades of gray, not black and fucking white.

[OtacontheOtaku]

@trevfrank

Please don't push naive Utopian ideals. Human nature has proven time and time again that Utopian societies, especially one as misguided as the Venus Project, cannot work.

[OtacontheOtaku]

@sk8ram

It's clearly someone who doesn't have any kind of educational background. Don't feed that trolls :/

[OtacontheOtaku]

@thefamilyk

This is bar none one of the most brainless statements I've ever heard. How the fuck does recycling tie into socialism?

I'm sick and tired of idiots on both sides of the fence who don't understand the differences between Marxism, Communism, Socialism, and State Capitalism.

[thefamilyk]

Well of course airlines don't recycle, it costs more to recycle plastic than to buy new plastic! Business! That's what they're about. Go listen to your NPR you socialist...