1. The film presents eight “inconvenient truths” about globalization. How would you
explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS each of these to someone who has not seen
the film?
o a. Globalization makes us unhappy.
1. Globalization makes us unhappy because it can limit those things
that matter most in life, in the video it highlights social interactions.
With globalism, we cannot socially interact as effectively.
o b. Globalization breeds insecurity.
o c. Globalization wastes natural resources.
1. In the trash disposal scene, it can be seen that there is significant
amounts of waste that are redistributed into the ground and the
ocean, also creating a littering problem. Because of globalization,
many people have more luxuries/products than they ever have
before, increasing our societies wastefulness.
o d. Globalization accelerates climate change.
1. Large carbon dioxide emissions from cars, factories, etc all
contribute to the climate change.
o e. Globalization destroys livelihoods.
1. Globalization may be more effective in production and technological
regards although technology has replaced workers, costing many
people their jobs, as a farm tractor -for example- can do the work of
twenty men, say, then there is no need for those twenty men. This
