greeen · @greeen
1051 followers · 1566 posts · Server sfba.socialA new vocabulary word for me is #junkflation, which applies when you buy the same product that you bought 10 years ago, but now it's made from poorer quality materials so it doesn't last as long.
Junkflation uses more #energy to make more #stuff that people don't need.
Some drivers: #ConsumerEngineering, #PlannedObsolescence, creating obstacles to #repair
#FastFashion (not just clothes) #ClimateChange #podcast #RightToRepair #inflation #junk #waste #manufacturing #trash
#junkflation #energy #stuff #consumerengineering #plannedobsolescence #repair #fastfashion #climatechange #podcast #righttorepair #inflation #junk #waste #manufacturing #trash
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven · @asmodai
452 followers · 2207 posts · Server mastodon.social
Vox - Why everything you buy is worse now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHXBacEH0qo
#Consumerism #RightToRepair #PlannedObsolence #ConsumerEngineering
#consumerism #righttorepair #plannedObsolence #consumerengineering