https://hbr.org/2022/01/the-myth-of-sustainable-fashionThe 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.
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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...
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I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
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Um leather shoes would seem very sustainable....and you can make your own from an old tire
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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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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.macdoc wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 12:35 amUm leather shoes would seem very sustainable....and you can make your own from an old tire
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What, are you some sort of commie?
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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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Commie!
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Nostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
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You could give Deepak Chopra a lesson in bullshitting.aufbahrung wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 amNostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
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Exactly. See what I mean?Hermit wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 7:38 amYou could give Deepak Chopra a lesson in bullshitting.aufbahrung wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 amNostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
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No.
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Hardly. --capitalist, commies, whatever; they're all hopeless.
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Go backward to go forward!aufbahrung wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:10 amNostalgia is the key to sustainability. There is a future in the past. But no future in the future.
Nah, I'm not roaming the plains with today's people.
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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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