So Much Stuff
So Much Stuff by Chip Colwell is a 2023 Society & Culture book written by TED speaker Chip Colwell, paired here with the talk they gave.
Resources are all the materials available in the environment which are technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help to satisfy needs and wants. There are many types of resources, which can broadly be classified according various parameters, such as their availability as renewable or non-renewable resources or national and international resources. An item may become a resource with technology. The benefits of resource utilization may include increased wealth, proper functioning of a system, or enhanced well-being. From a human perspective, a regular resource is anything to satisfy human needs and wants.