A scene from the 1967 film, The Graduate is embedded below. It describes the coming importance of plastics (produced from oil).

In 1992, George Carlin pondered our future in light of our obsession with ourselves, and also in light of our obsession with plastic. Only 35 years after The Graduate appeared on the scene, Carlin envisioned our near-term demise while providing one of the reasons for our impending extinction.

Recently published: McPherson, Guy R. 2019. Only Love Remains: Dancing at the Edge of Extinction. Woodthrush Productions, New York.