It sounds like you've never used Depop or learned about it before writing this comment. Depop is the exact opposite. It's a solution to what you're framing as a problem. Depop is a way to recycle clothing rather than throwing it out and buying more - it is actually a reaction to the exact fast fashion you're complaining about.
What’s really fun is throwing all anything plastic including wrappers, #5, #7, any metal, any paper basically anything but food into the blue recycling tub that someone comes to pick up and then I can smuggly look down on people that “don’t even care about the planet”, I’m doing my part by blankly assuming all my “recycling” isn’t going into a landfill!
... I wish I would still count the number of people that think that, but it’s too many.
I try to “not buy shit”, and Im pretty sure it’s a lot harder than wishcycling.
I'd be happier if they announced that recycling was fake and everything you throw in the blue bin is trash.
Fundamentally the idea of an everchanging fashion is problematic, not just environmentally but also otherwise.
Whatever else it is, fashion to me is about both aspiration and inspiration. It is something that is creative not just for designers, but also their fans and customers. It is fundamentally about encouraging people to imagine themselves in new ways.
It is emphatically not just some one-way broadcast aimed at a certain, supposedly more impressionable, gender.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22396051/thrift-store-hauls-et...
> There is also widespread "thrift hauls" on Depop where 20 something rich people ransack thrift stores which are staples in low-income communities
This complaint seems to be based on a profound delusion, which is that the social mission of thrift stores is to provide cheap clothing for people who don't have much money.
The charity aspect of thrift stores, at least historically, has been the money that you give them when you buy stuff there.
So in fact the whole point of the enterprise is to have people who have stuff they don't need donate it to a worthy cause, who sell it to people with money who want it, and then they take the money that they make this way and give it to people who need money or use it to provide needed services etc.
Nobody is "ransacking" a charity by doing the exact thing the charity is hoping people will do, which is giving the charity money that can be used to further charitable activities.
That's actually completely backwards. The public good that a thrift store provides is to make cheap, essential things accessible to people who can't afford anything else. Goodwill is a nonprofit because there is no profit in making cheap, essential things accessible to people who can't afford to anything else.
The first sentence on the wikipedia page on Charity shop [1] (and "Thrift shop" redirects to the same page) says:
> A charity shop (UK), thrift shop or thrift store (USA) or opportunity shop (others) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.
The Goodwill.org page About Us > Our Vision for Transformation [2] has a section "HOW LOCAL GOODWILLS DELIVER IMPACT" the third item of which starts:
> Goodwill retail operations generate revenue that supports our mission work. [...]
So, it's possible these things are dual-purpose and intended to meet both goals, or that some thrift stores have the goal of raising revenue and some have the goal of making recycled items available cheaply. But certainly parent's point is not backward - at least many thrift stores explicitly operate in order to generate revenue as a form of funding for charitable ventures. People with money buying things from charity shops helps the charities. It's what they want.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_shop [2] https://www.goodwill.org/about-us/our-vision-for-transformat...
We could play that game for days, about most industries that feature prominently on HN. This looks like just the sort of narrow focus the original poster was talking about. Why are fashion products worse than new smartphones coming out every year? Because we personally like gadgets more? And if we were talking about a used tech toy marketplace, comments about how new manufacturing was bad would be similarly out of left field, since here's an example of reuse.
I dont think anyone said one was worse than the other until you did - we can actually be against more than one thing at a time and maintain various levels of concerns across more than one thing at a time without constantly bringing up a list of all the bad things in the universe.
Do you have a moment to discuss my new crypto coin? It is specifically good at taking dinosaurs and making them money launder for drug dealers, murderers, and slavers.
The fashion world has abundant problems but it’s still an important industry. Preying on insecurities and using cheap labor is sort of a way of looking at all consumerism though.
It's also pretty useful if you have an open mind and no idea what you're doing.
I don't really "do" fashion but I'm grateful for my cerulean sweater!
Thank you, this is now my new catchphrase!
The fun part starts when you graduate from MFA and start to explore your own style. It’s rewarding to put together a visual identity that feels deeply personal, and then get a complement from another cool-looking stranger when you’re out and about. It feels like that person really likes YOU, and they probably do — and now you have the perfect ice-breaker. It’s just like working out; it’s an investment but there’s cumulative benefits in multiple aspects of your life.
If you wear a business suit, you'll find company with conservative business people. If you wear all black, heavy boots, and band t-shirts you'll find company with people who are into the local music scene. If you wear Patagonia vests or startup hoodies you'll find company with people who want to code into the evening.
Is some one buying momjeans on depop brainwashed, or is it you? If you aren't the one who is brainwashed why is your reply so ritualistic?
Well good thing Depop helps consumers avoid buying brand new clothing items and encourages giving life to old clothes.
>I don’t dislike fashion because I’m a humble bragging genius. I dislike it because I think it’s bad for the world.
All of fashion is bad for the world? Is that really your take?
Thank you for enlightening us, Mr. Mao.
I also like that I know where to find people that have the bodies that less attractive women say are not real
Just don't say anything at the tech company, or nod and agree so that your coding academy graduates or state mandated board member doesnt axe your entire division, and then go get greeted by your bubbly atmosphere models after work