1.9M views · Dec 21, 2016 · 2:16 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2019
A short Adam Ruins Everything clip arguing that corporations shift blame for litter and waste onto consumers. It touches on the packaging industry's anti-litter campaigns.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited in recycling and plastic-waste threads as an entertaining take on corporate blame-shifting.
“Adam Ruins Everything - The Corporate Conspiracy to Blame You for Their Trash”
Blames corporations for waste, not consumers
Agreed but like maybe companies shouldn't produce waste packaging, etc. This sounds an awful lot like "blame the litter bugs". Adam Ruins Everything - The Corporate Conspiracy to Blame You for Their Trash: this video
“It was part of a propaganda campaign (a.k.a public relations) by packaging company”
Crying Indian campaign funded by packaging industry
You know that famous Indian crying from litter on the highway campaign? It was funded by the packaging industry. It was part of a propaganda campaign (a.k.a public relations) by packaging company to place the blame on litter and non-reusable packaging on the consumer instead of the industry. this video
“Pick one, they're all just as depressing as the next.”
Listed among depressing recycling videos
I thought these were just depressing... but yeah, likely more truthful. Pick one, they're all just as depressing as the next. * Adam Ruins Everything - The Corporate Conspiracy to Blame You for Their Trash - YouTube || this video * Penn & Teller - Recycling - YouTube || link * Debunking recycling paper (P&T segment) - YouTube || link * The shocking scale of our waste - and the myth of recycling | Irene Rompa | TEDxMidAtlantic - YouTube || link
“also more entertaining media”
More entertaining media on litter blame shifting
"The Keep America Beautiful narrow focus on litter, and indeed construction of the modern concept of litter, is seen as an attempt to divert responsibility from industries that manufacture and sell disposable products to the consumer that improperly disposes of the related non-returnable wrappers, filters, and beverage containers.[2]" link also more entertaining media this video
