Healthy Indoors Magazine
Issue link: https://hi.iaq.net/i/272590
" " So how is it that we have all this crazy technology that's supposed to make our lives easier, yet we seem to be busier than ever? Healthy Indoors 51 PR (good 'ol public relations) has really truly done its job at turning us into a seriously dumbed down, numb, gadget collecting, small town super- star society. Don't believe me? Just watch the BBC documen- tary series "The Century of the Self" (http://topdocumentary- films.com/the-century-of-the- self/) and see for yourselves. It's all been on purpose and we've happily been sucking down the Kool-Aid power pops and snorting all the Pixie Stix, people. Yuck. Phoenix is a great place to watch this in action. Having lived in Arizona for 15+ years now, I've had my own "com- ing to Jesus" moments with the fact this place really is my home, and is in fact the only place my kids have ever lived. There are a whole lot of tran- sients and transplants in Ari- zona, which I think lends itself to part of the "it's not my shit" problem we have going on here, and everywhere for that matter. Well guess what? IT IS YOUR SHIT. And even if it really isn't your shit, but you stepped in it, are you the kind of person who will just leave a pile of poo in the middle of the sidewalk for Miss Sustainable Continued from previous page " seem to be busier than ever? PR (good 'ol public relations) has really truly done its job at turning us into a seriously dumbed down, numb, gadget collecting, small town super- star society. Don't believe me? Just watch the BBC documen- tary series "The Century of the Self" (http://topdocumentary- films.com/the-century-of-the- self/) and see for yourselves. It's all been on purpose and we've happily been sucking down the Kool-Aid power pops and snorting all the Pixie Stix, Phoenix is a great place to watch this in action. Having lived in Arizona for 15+ years now, I've had my own "com- ing to Jesus" moments with the fact this place really is my home, and is in fact the only place my kids have ever lived. There are a whole lot of tran- sients and transplants in Ari- zona, which I think lends itself to part of the "it's not my shit" problem we have going on here, and everywhere for that matter. Well guess what? IT IS YOUR SHIT. And even if it really isn't your shit, but you stepped in it, are you the kind of person who will just leave a pile of poo in the middle of the sidewalk for