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Post by Sean Hayden » Wed May 18, 2022 10:43 pm

I was shopping for some new shoes and decided to look for a sustainable option. @100+ US the planet will have to wait. Honestly, is the Nordstrom crowd saving the world...
The Myth of Sustainable Fashion

Few industries tout their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marketed as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recycling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentation and supposed “innovation” in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact — a loud wake up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.
https://hbr.org/2022/01/the-myth-of-sustainable-fashion

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Post by Woodbutcher » Wed May 18, 2022 11:49 pm

I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
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Post by macdoc » Thu May 19, 2022 12:35 am

Um leather shoes would seem very sustainable....and you can make your own from an old tire

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Post by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 1:18 am

Woodbutcher wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 11:49 pm
I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
I used to thrift shop a lot, but I don't think I ever bought shoes. It's probably the best way to go though.

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Post by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 1:22 am

macdoc wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 12:35 am
Um leather shoes would seem very sustainable....and you can make your own from an old tire

http://www.hollowtop.com/sandals.htm
Sure, but the issue is with the company making the shoes right? It's not just how long a thing will last, but everything about getting it to the consumer. At least that's what I had in mind when looking.

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Post by pErvinalia » Thu May 19, 2022 1:30 am

What, are you some sort of commie?
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Post by JimC » Thu May 19, 2022 3:01 am

You can drive yourself crazy by trying to be totally sustainable in all your consumption. Make an effort to do the obvious things, sure, and also buy stuff that lasts, so it will be a long time before you have to replace them. Grow whatever you can manage in your situation (even if it's only a few pots of herbs) and buy local as much as possible...
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu May 19, 2022 4:04 am

Commie!
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Post by aufbahrung » Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 am

Nostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
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Post by Hermit » Thu May 19, 2022 7:38 am

aufbahrung wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 am
Nostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
You could give Deepak Chopra a lesson in bullshitting.
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Post by aufbahrung » Thu May 19, 2022 8:04 am

Hermit wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:38 am
aufbahrung wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 am
Nostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
You could give Deepak Chopra a lesson in bullshitting.
Exactly. See what I mean?
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu May 19, 2022 9:18 am

No.
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Re: Sustainable Things

Post by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 1:57 pm

pErvinalia wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 1:30 am
What, are you some sort of commie?
Hardly. --capitalist, commies, whatever; they're all hopeless.

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Re: Sustainable Things

Post by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 2:01 pm

aufbahrung wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 am
Nostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
Go backward to go forward! :biggrin:

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Re: Sustainable Things

Post by laklak » Thu May 19, 2022 2:06 pm

Planned obsolescence is the new norm, nothing lasts and most things can't be fixed, or if they can be it often costs more than a new item. I now buy extended warranties on everything, because things are designed to fall apart just after the guarantee period.
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