When I was a kid, some parents made their young teenagers smoke several cigarettes in a row til they got absolutely sick and utterly turned off of smoking.
If we’re not convinced yet that we need to radically rethink our consumption here are some visuals that might do the trick. I know these made me want to opt out. We’re not even talking “for the planet” or “for the good of others”. We’re just talking, “let’s stop being disgusting!”
1. This used to be a working canal (photo credit: JP )

2. A clip from the TV series Hoarders. (we have a TV series about hoarders? Yes. Yes, we do).
3. Or then we could all end up like this.