The idea that today is an age of shopping as entertainment is kinda goofy. I mean, sure, but wasn’t that also true 30 years ago? The mall era? It seems that articles that reference Cory Doctrow’s enshittification are likely to have a rosy view of the past and quality of goods in the past.
Tangentially, I do a lot of the blah blah blah, repair my clothes (it’s mostly easy, but sometimes hard) buy used clothing, and try to buy from companies with transparent supply chains. SHEIN has low quality goods and likely poor labor practices, but spending 10x isn’t a guarantee of transparent supply chains and good labor practices. Some expensive brands are not better. You gotta look a little.
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The idea that today is an age of shopping as entertainment is kinda goofy. I mean, sure, but wasn’t that also true 30 years ago? The mall era? It seems that articles that reference Cory Doctrow’s enshittification are likely to have a rosy view of the past and quality of goods in the past.
Tangentially, I do a lot of the blah blah blah, repair my clothes (it’s mostly easy, but sometimes hard) buy used clothing, and try to buy from companies with transparent supply chains. SHEIN has low quality goods and likely poor labor practices, but spending 10x isn’t a guarantee of transparent supply chains and good labor practices. Some expensive brands are not better. You gotta look a little.