can we conscience it? I mean can we bring it into our conscience? Can we even fathom what that would be like? It’s the bane of our modern existence. And when I look around myself I can’t unsee it.
Melissa, your work is FANTASTIC! The collaboration with your professor and the others is inspiring and the effect of this post is beyond words. I look forward to taking the time for a slow read.
For now, I want to share a generational cultural marker that I remembered as I started exploring your post. The reference is the 1967 movie, the Graduate, where Dustin Hoffman, as Benjamin, a young man about to begin his career, is asked what he is going to do. I went to perplexity dot ai to refresh my memory and here is how they reported the scene:
Mr. McGuire: "I want to say one word to you. Just one word."
Benjamin: "Yes, sir."
Mr. McGuire: "Are you listening?"
Benjamin: "Yes, I am."
Mr. McGuire: "Plastics."
For me, this was the turning point for my generation, the start of invasive plastics. There was a time before that when plastics was not as prevalent and all consuming. You and your colleagues are doing priceless work in calling out the problem and inviting solutions. All blessing wishes on this work, and thank you.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm (that sounds strange given the topic)! The Orion article I linked to also mentioned that reference to The Graduate, so I appreciate seeing the actual dialogue. You might appreciate that article for its more in-depth history of how plastic producers had to shift mindful post-war folks into single-use consumers. Somewhat insidious...Be well and plastic-free!
Enthusiasm is a perfect descriptive, Melissa. That scence, in that movie, has left a deep imprint. I align with 5D to bring us back into collective responsibility. I will check out that Orion article; plastic producers were very effective. Your crew is here now, though!
Thanks so much for reading! I doubt I could have stayed in the depths of this difficult topic were it not for the due date of the assignment. And really the only way I could finish was to investigate and include the remediation options.
Melissa, your work is FANTASTIC! The collaboration with your professor and the others is inspiring and the effect of this post is beyond words. I look forward to taking the time for a slow read.
For now, I want to share a generational cultural marker that I remembered as I started exploring your post. The reference is the 1967 movie, the Graduate, where Dustin Hoffman, as Benjamin, a young man about to begin his career, is asked what he is going to do. I went to perplexity dot ai to refresh my memory and here is how they reported the scene:
Mr. McGuire: "I want to say one word to you. Just one word."
Benjamin: "Yes, sir."
Mr. McGuire: "Are you listening?"
Benjamin: "Yes, I am."
Mr. McGuire: "Plastics."
For me, this was the turning point for my generation, the start of invasive plastics. There was a time before that when plastics was not as prevalent and all consuming. You and your colleagues are doing priceless work in calling out the problem and inviting solutions. All blessing wishes on this work, and thank you.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm (that sounds strange given the topic)! The Orion article I linked to also mentioned that reference to The Graduate, so I appreciate seeing the actual dialogue. You might appreciate that article for its more in-depth history of how plastic producers had to shift mindful post-war folks into single-use consumers. Somewhat insidious...Be well and plastic-free!
Enthusiasm is a perfect descriptive, Melissa. That scence, in that movie, has left a deep imprint. I align with 5D to bring us back into collective responsibility. I will check out that Orion article; plastic producers were very effective. Your crew is here now, though!
Wow this is SO indepth. Really amazing work!
Thanks so much for reading! I doubt I could have stayed in the depths of this difficult topic were it not for the due date of the assignment. And really the only way I could finish was to investigate and include the remediation options.