GOOD: Business of Death

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Throughout the developed world the business surrounding death has often been an uneasy topic of discussion. Originating in the mid-19th Century, the modern funeral has evolved into an economic and cultural monster, with a vast network of supporting industries and myriad options for your earthly remains.

This original GOOD Magazine animation takes you inside the business of death.

Duration : 0:3:27


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25 Responses to GOOD: Business of Death

  1. bryguy95 says:

    They forgot to …
    They forgot to mention cryonics.

  2. dizzy123able says:

    i would get turnd …
    i would get turnd in to jelwrey

  3. ruerue28 says:

    I want to get shot …
    I want to get shot into outer space intact with all my organs and everything inside a thick metal box

  4. ShiftyMcSly says:

    actually, you can, …
    actually, you can, you just have to accept that everyone will then know you’re an idiot.

  5. Graymoths says:

    You can’t make a …
    You can’t make a statement like that without providing some facts of evidence to back it up …

  6. Necronemesisguitar says:

    @travismalk where …
    @travismalk where its this scientifically confirmed? send me proof

  7. travismalk says:

    It has been …
    It has been scientifically confirmed that there is life after death.

  8. ianbrooks says:

    cool shit, all so …
    cool shit, all so true. we should all get buried au naturale. or make into animal food. or used as soil.
    too bad it wont matter for most of us, the zombie apocalypse is coming xD

  9. sgtdarkness1 says:

    A recession or …
    A recession or depression never affects the funeral home business, it probably helps because of self inflicted gun shot wounds……………what a great world……….

  10. tazztone says:

    yea the tree thing …
    yea the tree thing is nice but i like the diamond idea aswell

  11. javiercross1 says:

    so pritty goo, muy …
    so pritty goo, muy lidfrute, gracias.o, lo dis

  12. bhatooth says:

    the tree is cool!
    the tree is cool!

  13. PandemicDead says:

    That was pretty …
    That was pretty cool learning about how people can make a profit off of you dieing.

  14. AcePilot101 says:

    Death is good for …
    Death is good for business. I made a lot of money after I died.

  15. netook8 says:

    my plan? Anything …
    my plan? Anything and everything donated in some way. The rest turned into diamond placed on a stone piece to be passed down through the generations. On that stone piece will be carvings telling and celebrating my life, and it will be small enough to never need a permanent piece of land.

    In fact I’m chilled by the thought of my body rotting after I leave this dust ball called earth.

  16. laok says:

    im going to be a …
    im going to be a rock

  17. pitifulpotato says:

    i whould like to be …
    i whould like to be buried an a hole with no box no plastic bag nothing and it whould be nice to put some tree seeds over when done but i whoulnt care because i whould be dead.

  18. szikko says:

    how much could i …
    how much could i sell the diamond for?

  19. P01029 says:

    the tree one is …
    the tree one is pretty gud…ur grand kids etc can go visit the tree…treehouse etc lol

  20. AshleyACaruso says:

    I want to be made …
    I want to be made into candy bars…. so that way when I croke… I can tell everyone to eat me lol

  21. zoidbetag says:

    i wish i were 250 …
    i wish i were 250 pencils…

  22. ilikemewaffle says:

    i wan am expensive …
    i wan am expensive japanese funeral with lasers and i also want the tree

  23. lefas123456789 says:

    wow luckily in my …
    wow luckily in my country is more cheaper than US

  24. branemark says:

    the moon idea is …
    the moon idea is nice…….but i can take the tree one too

  25. gottsein234 says:

    george carlin said …
    george carlin said some thing about this and golf courses being a waste of land build homes for the homeless and if we are going to recycle lets get serious with the dead