reacting to r/anticonsumption
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- reacting to r/anticonsumption
Hey y'all, in today's video I'm reacting to the r/anticonsumption reddit forum. I'm sharing my thoughts on handful of posts. If you like this video and would be interested in this becoming a regular series let me know in the comments!
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Macaroni art sparkles if you add enough glitter.
absolute favourite comment of the week
My best friends daughter made me macaroni art in 2020 and I still have it 😅🤗
It indeed has glitter 😂
That was also my first thought
so true. Any gift from your child sparkles, just look in their eyes and see
Just to share some trivia: the AirPods designed to only last a few years would be an example of obsolescence of quality (and maybe the change in aux ports could be considered obsolescence of functionality), while the Stanley trend moving towards different brands & styles of water bottles would be an example of obsolescence of desirability. The book The Waste Makers defined obsolescence of desirability as: A product that is still sound in terms of quality or performance becomes “worn out” in our minds because a styling or other change makes it seem less desirable.
yeah, I did a course in microeconomic and there was a section talking about advances in technology that "forces" others to become obsolete (disk flops vs CD, "Walkman" vs iPods vs iPhones, wired vs wireless, and so on).
I had a pair, was so upset when they eventually stopped working I now only use the wired headsets. And refuse to ever buy earbuds again.
@@Ali0natedi have the blue hive wireless ones and they are like 20$ if you get them on sale which they often are and look like the 2nd gen AirPods, I’ve had mine like 2 or 3 years now no problems
I'm going on three years with my airpods. I only had to get one replaced because I dropped the left one in the snow at night so I couldnt find it. not sure what I am doing not-wrong
I have airpods that i got probably 3 years ago and i still have them. They stopped working for a while so i put them away and used my raycons, and months later, they worked like they were brand new. But a hugee con is that they hurt my ears. They also die after like an hour of me using them.
The first ad lowkey broke me.. How can you ever say that something that was meticulously made by your own child isn’t priceless and can be replaced by a more “aesthetic” bracelet???
It also feels insidious. What is the message?
You can win against your child for your wife's love?
Little child you should feel bad you don't have money?
Honestly if you really want to make a high end jewelry sale, why not advertise a bead bracelet in your branded box? Then I remember your company and associate you with something joyful
My mom still has my childhood paintings I made for her ❤
I found out when my grandfather died that he kept a piece of jewelry I made for him for 20+ years. It nearly broke me. It would not have been the same if it was some random bought piece. It was the thought of keeping a child’s art project. That ad is horrendous.
i agree!! not to mention it objectively doesn't even apply for some people's values and style. personally, I'd much prefer to wear the handmade craft. (btw I am so sorry for your loss. it sounds like he was a kind man ♡)
STOPPP, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS. I hope you are doing okay ❤❤
Man that reminds me of my grandma. When my grandpa was in hospital all the grandchildren made a big drawing together, grandpa passed away soon after. 20+ years later my grandma passed, when walking into her bedroom there was the drawing. Honestly I don't even remember making it I was so young, but there was all of our names in kiddy handwriting wishing grandpa to get well. It wasn't stashed away somewhere, she hung it on her closet in full view. Even after she moved over 10 years after my grandpa's passing she decided she wanted it there.
The one about the bought gift being better than the child’s gift really gets to me.
Context: My parents are divorced and my mom had full custody until I turned 18 and could move into my dad’s.
In 1st or 2nd grade I gifted my dad a paper flower I had made in class with a pipe cleaner and tissue paper. I am 21 and he still has it in his car on a lanyard with keychains my sister and I had made a few years later for Father’s Day. He still has the coasters I made for Father’s Day in 4th grade and uses them daily. He still has the loomed heat pads I made for him when I was 7 and uses them daily still. Almost every gift my siblings and I have made for my dad he has kept and uses regularly. It is means so so much to me. I got to see him twice a week, usually weekly or every other week. But when I was very little it wasn’t as often.
On the other hand, Mother’s Day, probably the same year as the Father’s Day coaster gift, I get in the car and excitedly give her my gift I made in class and she throws it in the back of the car smashing it against the back window and starts screaming at me for something I didn’t clean up before I left for school. The window was fine, the gift I made broke. She never apologized and I never once had seen her use or keep the things me and my siblings had made for her.
Guess who does their best to never interact with their mom
Thank you for sharing this. I hope you have healed or are healing and I hope if you ever have children that the love shown by your dad is the same you express to them. As f*cked up as it is I feel like these experiences show us what it means to be caring and how doing the opposite affects people and relationships. I feel for you. Though I never experienced divorce personally, I relate to elements of your story. I saw recently something like "people hate children as though they're not just little humans just trying to learn and navigate the world" and I feel that here, you didn't deserve that at all from your mom. But your dad totally got it, it's the signs of love and gratitude. Thank you for sharing, your comment healed me a little bit too.
Whoever approved that diamond necklace ad sure doesn’t have kids. I will wear macaroni all day honey, if my kid made it, it’s freaking priceless!! 😂🎉
Literally. And the thing is if the kid made it for you, they are using the skills and resources they DO have at the time to show love. A purchase does not do that. When I make things for others I feel so much better than just getting them something, a lot more intention goes into something made for someone
I think a big reason why so much stuff is bought for dorms is because of how bad they are. I needed a fan to avoid getting sick because the window didn’t open. I needed containers to store things because otherwise there would be enough space. I was in one of the newer buildings and it made me so incredibly depressed because it was such a bad environment
It's completely different here in Poland when it comes to dorms (I currently live in one haha). We are not kicked out immediately after exams (in most cases we can stay until end of holidays). Also the fridges - now after renovations every room has separate fridge included, but when i started studying they did not. Student from previous years were selling their fridges really cheap (maybe 10 - 50 dollars, sometimes for beer xD), nobody was throwing them away, I think some of them were in that cycle for around 20 years haha. I study in Toruń, other cities might be different. Also dorms are really affordable, few years ago i paid 100 dolars a month... :)
I ❤ r/shoppingaddiction it’s like AA for ppl who overspend/recovered overspenders.
Hey I’m on there too! I also love it
I'm in there as well! It's a great forum for those struggling with shopping addiction but one I don't want to share publicly (just mentioning in case this was a rec)
i love that one too! i'm an autistic woman who has a spending problem and i peruse that subreddit for ideas of how to curb my emotional compulsive spending
The university furniture thing is crazy! When I was in out of state dorms I showed up with the minimum amount of items possible for me to get by and took all of it home with me and my brothers reused it when it was their turn (it was mostly pretty gender neutral). I don’t think my roommates tossed out anything either! I didn’t realize what a big issue it really was until I moved into a different college town more permanently, but at least here locals know that students dump all their stuff at the end of the school year and will go comb through it and take stuff home that they need. So hopefully a comfort that it doesn’t all go to landfill!
Stanley, Yeti to a lesser extent, Hydroflask, Nalgene bottles, Swell bottles, Sigg bottles, Starbucks cups (red cup day?)… You track it, it’s been going on many, many years; it’s nothing actually new. There’s a new one? There’ll be another new one. The permanent reusability of each is, at the end of the day, a marketing technique that allows us to justify a big initial spend mentally, financially, and perhaps most importantly, socially. But it’s not actually the driving force; the driving force is trendiness, status, and aesthetic.
im still a Starbucks cup girl 😅
@@_Dark222Angel_ good for you!! Get as much mileage out of it as you can and enjoy it! 😄 for me it’s a David’s Tea thermos!
I had to stop following the anticonsumption subreddit. I still visit it from time to time but it was making me feel guilty for buying things I or someone else legit needed.
I can absolutely understand that. It can be a lot
Love the video. It would be neat to see men’s consumption habits highlighted. I know women tend to shop more but I feel like I only see items women/ femmes tend to buy.
buying clothes to dress like the locals seems and feels like you are dressing up in a costumes 😂 😂 I just came back from vacay few weeks ago and I managed to get two swimsuits because it was a beach destination and I didnt own anything at all. Everything else was what I wear in the summer in TO.
It seems absolutely insane, that a university just kicks out students after their finals. In most countries where I have lived in Europe, if you live in dormitories, there is a set date by which you have to move out. It may be 2-3 weeks after your last final, but a minimum of 5-7 days.
I’ve had my Stanley for well over a year and my husband has had his for around the same. They’re both chipped and imperfect but they still keep water cold. Sometimes I think about getting another one but it seems impractical for a multitude of reasons
I recommend shopping second hand if you wish to purchase a new water bottle, there are SO many out there both online and thrift shops and for so cheap! 😊🫶
Check your glasses, there should be small screws on the side of the frame. That’s how they insert the lenses. What a scam. I’m from France, I never heard of frames being so fragile you can’t change the lenses. When we need to update lenses, the optician shop orders custom made lenses and once they receive it, they cut it to fit your frames. You leave your glasses for 1h and it’s installed.
The older lenses and glasses are also collected for associations.
Macaroni art made by child would be far more valuable to me than a diamond necklace.
I got my airpods as a christmas gift back in 2019 and I still have the same pair, going strong. I'm sure the battery life is shorter than it used to be, but each pod can last me about four hours, so eight hours between the two if I switch them out to charge in between, which I do if I need them for a full work day. no clue how long the case would last. I 'wore it down' only when I briefly didn't use them for a few months. really interesting to hear that they technically weren't designed to last until 2023
I was also a college RA and my first year I watched everyone throw stuff away, my second year I advocated for an end of year swap meet of sorts and had goodwill pick up the rest, unfortunately my last year as an RA was when COVID hit and everyone threw everything away again. I wanted to cry.
This was our first year not traditionally celebrating Mother’s and Father’s Day. For Mother’s Day we went roller skating as a family and they made me dinner. Father’s Day we went on a “role play”bike ride (my husband loves DnD so each stop was part of the adventure where he was given a note from our kids). It was so nice to not have another thing I have to find a home for and not worry about the expense of a gift. It’s our new tradition.
3:55 the only drunk elephant I use is the deodorant lotion. Love it. There’s absolutely no reason kids should be using it though 😹
I would love this as a series as well!
I was told the same thing about my old glasses. I was told the frame would be to brittle and probably break.
Aren't/Weren't people already throwing out Stanley's due to the Lead scare?
young people/college students and furniture is so depressing by and large. more people shop second hand than every, but living by a college campus (and being young myself) the waste i see if demoralizing. rugs, shelving units, dressers, couches, mattresses, etc. just thrown out every year. i made the conscious choice entering adulthood to not buy new furniture if i could help it bc until you’re much older no housing is permanent enough to get something specially produced for you. all of my furniture is second hand and every two years re-donate most of it while moving. most other people ik buy it new, then throw it out to the landfill. i wish there were a “furniture library” for people in early adulthood in general. there’s enough furniture on this planet already :(
my original airpod pros have lasted me over 5 years :) they might not make them like they used to though, but the first wave that came out lasts if you take care of them
The only time I think is acceptable to buy a whole new wardrobe for holiday is if you live in Mexico and you're going on holiday to the north of Norway in the middle of winter!
My local college has pick up day where they place it outside and many people pick up furniture for free.
My school has donation bins but people still put things in the trash because they wait too long
Why are people buying extra clothes for traveling to Europe?! We have the same climate zones as in the US.
I recently graduated and omg I just can't understand how much waste college students make. It was such a cultural shock, I told my parents who are back in my homecountry about how it made me feel so bad and self-concious and they were disgusted by the things I told them. I had to move 3 times during college and everytime my roomates moved I would ask them if they could give me the stuff they didn't want because I felt so guilty seeing them throw out perfectly good stuff, like wtf why don´t you donate or sell it? or just take it with you??? I have known people who throw away stuff just to buy the new same thing once they are at the new place! gosh, such a waste!
I had a rommate who would throw stuff just because she would get bored of it, the thing could be new or just a couple of months old. I always tried to take it from her even if I didn't need it so I could give it to someone who wanted it. That same roomate saw me doing crochet and asked me if I could make her a croptop, I agreed because I had never done one before and wanted to practice. It took me 2-3 months to complete because I messed it up many times and I was busy with college classes. When I finished I was so proud of it and she seemed to love it. I told her how to wash it and take care of it and her asnwer was "oh, don't worry. I'll only wear it once or twice and that´s it"......I was so depressed and angry about it.... I don´t understand how people can be so unbothered about wasting stuff
I do not understand why people need so many reusable water bottles! I have two! One for home, and one I keep at work
I bought my AirPods 4 years ago and I have not used them frequently and this year the left one started dying 30 minutes into playtime. It is very aggravating and I will no longer buy AirPods.
I too got caught with aux ear buds that I can't use on my new phone. I got a BT receiver to extend the life of my wired ear buds. For some reason these wired ear buds are lasting way longer than any other headphones I ever had, now that I don't even need them anymore 🤪.
18:41 I was thinking of getting a "travel wardrobe" just because I don't wanna potentially lose items I really like. However it's gonna be like 5 pieces max and a lot of mix and matching so I can layer pieces together. It's also gonna stay in my suitcase when not in use lol.
I'd recommend if you can purchasing your travel outfits second hand! It's totally understandable wanting a wardrobe for travel and sometimes what we own isn't ideal for our travel destination needs. It will be cheaper and with the bonus of also being sustainable ❤
@@imaginemunchkin9573
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.
My optician was actually honest and said the change in my prescription was small enough I could just keep my old pair. I also wasn't that expensive to change out the lenses, although you could still get a new pair for cheaper, so only worth it if they're designer.
on the mothers day ad, i grew up with upper middle class parents, my dad always got me some sort of high end jewlery for every holiday from a young age, i never asked for it. it lost its meaning early on and ive never desired jewlery ever in my life
i could talk forever about my hate for bluetooth earbuds they are so much more expensive, they don’t last, and are extremely easy to lose like one flew out of my ear in a coffee shop no where to be found and had to go buy another 30-50 dollar pair because it is extremely difficult and expensive to buy a replacement earbud
i will forever miss the standard earbuds that came with your phone they were perfect
They use to make a toaster to last as long as possible or a blender, and if it broke you might even be able to fix it, but if you build a product that lasts 45 years, nobody will need to buy another one, only new people. They want you buying these things over and over. It’s SOOOOOOOO gross! We are creating so much extra trash and junk so besos can have 30 bazillion dollar yachts.
This reminded me of a movie -"WALL-E". Our earth will ended up we couldn't live in earth. If u get it what i mean u will get it.
Some of this was wild to me, mainly because I have never had "buy 7 Stanleys then throw them away in a year" kind of money lol. I didnt throw out anything when I left undergrad except maybe the mattress topper, and even then I think I gave it to an incoming freshman.
The best option would be a smaller hire charge for mini fridges, since they are being reused year after year.
Just give students the weekend to move out, there is no reason they need to move out on Friday at the latest.
My boyfriend had one of his college roommates throw out every single bit of his kitchenware at the end of the year while he was at work…… figured he wouldn’t want his pots and pans i guess
Wait. The first ad is about the gifts given by a kid? When I look at it I feel like it's the process of growing up. As a kid you're fine with anything you find aesthetically pleasing. As an adult, you look for things that have resale value.
Ive had my AirPods for like 5 years and they still work
something thats always confused me is why people treat holidays as something you need to dress up for. like isnt the point of a lot of holidays to relax or explore? im not against like getting your hair and nails done but i have relatives and friends who will get so stressed and legitimately upset about not looking catwalk ready to relax by the pool and i just dont get it. idk
Furniture library for schools is so smart
would love a series of this!
I will say I never try to look like a tourist in Europe for safety. I have never been robbed or pickpocketed and that is definitely why. I also always do my best to know the language. But I think blending in or at least not standing out is safer.
With the airpods I feel like they didn’t start out being a product designed to stop working after 2 years. I have mine from 2019 and they still work great!
As a European who experienced Ontario Campus livingng, i was SHOCKED that so much was getting tossed. Like why couldn't the stuff be left behind for the next students??? Its not like sharing clothes hangers are unhygenic to leave behind or sth. Its literally no organization effort either. Can someone explain the reasoning??? It
It makes me so maaaaad that I now am forced to buy USB and audio-jack converters and clout storage and dvd players because the devices can't do jack shit anymore except run poorly programmed apps and die within 2 years. I'm bitter about it, very very bitter... my new phone didn't even have a plug for the charger??? since when are outlets obsolete, hello? And you can't really buy old stuff either because nothing is supported on those devices. I started buying dvd's and cd's again because those actually last and don't cost a monthly fee and don't just disappear once i stop paying. 🙃 idk how people are just okay with this
Screw that mother's day advert, my parents still have my macaroni art and I'm 30.
I buy my electronics refurbished now. 1. Cuz its cheaper and 2. To try and not support cobalt mining done by children and that funds genocide.
Not sure if the AirPods thing refers to current models. My first generation AirPods Pro that I bought in 2020 are still working. A few minor issues but still functional. Would suck to hear if I need to buy a new pair they won't last as long...
non american here, but are you saying y'all pay tens of thousands of dollars a year to go to college and they don't even have furniture? wtf
On headphones. I get using wireless for work. But usb-c to aux adapters area a thing. One little dongle will let you use wired headphones and earbuds that will actually last. I got a second hand pair of decent headphones for an amazing price the other day, they're from 2013, I would like to replace the ear cups but they're great. I have a good pair of iem for my daily earbuds, they'll last forever. There are so many good older headphones out there, it's absolutely a product worth getting used. And there's some high end brands today making products designed to be repaired. Not apple, obviously. Good audio lasts forever, for like $200 or less.
Also do students have to move out and back in every year??? At my university if a student was coming back the next year they would just keep their student housing over the summer and all of those I know had the same place with the same furniture for their whole bachelor’s and masters degree (5 to 6 years total)
Where I live the greatest portion of housing is dedicated towards first years. I did work in housing for a while and the numbers were something like 70% but I can't remember exactly. though Then the percentages of rooms available decreased per year of student (Ex #of available rooms for 4th years less than 3rd years). Most schools in Ontario don't have grad housing on campus. One notable outlier is the University of Toronto and they have a residence exclusively for grad students. I believe grad students could make a request to stay on campus generally speaking and my housing team made me the offer but it's fairly uncommon for grad students to stay in housing even when available.
@@shawnaripari that’s crazy actually and such a hassle to be moving twice a year essentially. Thus creating all that extra waste
No aux jack is a no go for me when looking for a phone. Bluetooth eats battery so I'd rather use aux and cabled headphones. Also have skipped the airpods etc cause the last thing i need is more batteries to deal with keeping charged.
I think that is such BS that they scared you out of getting new lenses in the old frames. For my last two pairs of glasses I have bought vintage frames secondhand off etsy/ebay but you can get anywhere and brought them in. Granted my insurance covered the lenses and I was only charged a fitting fee ($30). It ended up being super cheap since the frames were way cheaper than anything they sell new as well. They warned me that it's possible the frames might break but neither did. Glasses are, in fact, made to have lenses put in them. Maybe there's a limit to how many times a pair can have new lenses put in, but I think at least one switch should be fine. I took my chances and it paid off. (As an aside for me I guess my insurance does not distinguish between lenses in new frames or frames I bring in. It covers new lenses once a year, however I do it.)
"crock pot liners"
this cant be real...
Boycott James Allen company.
They should be ashamed of them themselves. Whoever came up with this advertisement obviously doesn’t have children.
I would never buy a phone who has no jack
College being a rip off. Big news! :) I couldn’t afford a dorm when I went to work so I had to work and provide my own furniture for my own apartment.
In terms of flasks/ reusable cups. I don’t have a dish washer so I hand wash them and no matter how hard I scrub or how long I soak in Milton steriliser they retain a hint a taste of what when in before. I think it gets in the rubber seal. So I have multiple I have 2 flask for coffee/ hot choc, 1 small 1 med (coz those don’t taste bad together mocha is a thing). And a insulated bottle for cold squash (cordial/ dilute juice whatever you want to call it). I still have fewer than Stanley girl and I have reasons coz no one wants delicious cof-tea (its not delicious its very very gross)!
Gotta give the 5 year old a credit card so they can take out a loan to ice out moms neck on Mother’s Day
About the student moving out notice thing : in France, we have 30 days eviction notices. Just saying.
I had to completely get off of Reddit for mental health reasons, but I may just check out r/anticonsumption
Edit: MY PEOPLE 🥹
Jokes on Apple, I still have gen 1 AirPods and feel no need for new ones 🤠 put one of them in rice the other day and it’s perfectly fine lol
You don’t have a problem to not buy Drunk Elephant, because it’s out of you price range. So people don’t have a problem not buying diamonds, if they are out od their price range.
Advertisement should capture one’s attention, this has obviously happened, so after capturing the attention, it’s going to be relevant to those, who have the means to buy diamonds.
Let’s move on :).
My Jabra lite earbuds work like charm, 4 years after i bought it...
you dont have to buy bluetooth earphones if your phone doesn't come with a headphone jack. if you have an android just use the c port and buy earphones with that kind of connector 🤷 yeah you can't charge your phone and listen to music at the same time bit who cares,some of us just dont want wireless... I've tried and lost them 😂 if you have an iphone there is probably a similar option for you too.
I still have my macaroni bracelet tucked away safely. My son will be thirty next year 😅
LOVE THIS 💕
My mom does too and I'm 33 tomorrow. 😂 Bless y'all.
We have kept two drawings in a family album: one if my uncle Robert, drawn by my dad, and one of my dad, drawn by my uncle Robert, one boring weekend when they were kids❤
So cute 💅
I found out my mom, who passed in '09, kept mine and my sister's artwork and jewelry we made her as children. ❤
Ex optician here, companies do the whole buying new glasses are cheaper, when in fact it IS cheaper to just change the lenses(I'm from Asia so it might differ from the US) and I do encourage that if ur frame is perfectly fine, I used to work for a Japanese brand which prides itself on flexibility and longevity of the frames and they have a big discount for just lens replacement... Hearing that it's cheaper to buy a new pair of glasses just breaks my heart
Changing the lenses only was what made me switch to Zenni. I thought I was being frugal reusing my frames...nope. Over $200 just for lenses! I asked the lady if I *had* to pay or could I refuse them. Thankfully I refused them and gor my new favorite pair for less than $25 shipped! I'm in the USA.
It's the same in the USA. We pay for both frames and lenses so just getting the lenses into old frames saves LOADS.
@@Desiree_Rose that's super sad..
Is there an option to do the opposite of that? My frames often break while my lenses are still fine.
@@erikwest227 yes there is! Your local optician can refit the lenses into the same pair of glasses or edge them into a smaller pair. But do be warned your eye point may be a little bit off due to the shape cut from the lenses. You might experience some dizziness when you wear the lenses again but it shouldn't be too much off from your usual/current pair.
Rule of thumb is that you should generally buy bigger glasses, you can always go smaller but you can't resize it to fit a bigger pair of glasses.
My mom was an artist. She refused to wear the macaroni necklace made at school. Instead she spent time with me to teach me how to make cool beads out of clay. We both still own our ladybug beads bracelets, although mine obviously doesn't fit anymore 😂 now that you reminded me of this I might make myself a new one 😊
Public schools don’t encourage art. They encourage crafts. I would teach kids how to draw animals and administration didn’t like me doing that.
@@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396I was a teacher's assistant in high school for the 4th graders and this!!!!!!! drove me crazy!!!
@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396 i see the benefit in making pasta jewelry like that. It helps with hand-eye coordination. So does drawing, but both can be beneficial.
i have a hydro flask that i bought in 7th grade when the “vsco girl” trend was going on. I still would use it everyday throughout middle/highschool and this past school year (my senior year) my friend was like “why don’t you just buy a new water bottle” i was so confused i was like because this one still works? Just thought it was crazy how people think it’s weird to have the same thing for so many years, even if it’s still in good condition. I used the same backpack all 4 years of high school, and i’ve had my airpods for 5 years and they still work perfectly fine and are in good condition but for some reason people still feel the need to ask me why i don’t just buy new ones even though there’s nothing wrong with what i currently have😭
as a european, the tourists who buy seperate clothes to try to fit in, stick out like a sore thumb. most people you'll see in europe will be just wearing jeans and a shirt
not really, depends on where in Europe you are... I live in Berlin, the most popular attire here is to look like a glorified, comfy hobo. Extra points if you're wearing all black and have a weird haircut. No jeans in sight lol
@@mariogrenadine Yes, definitely depends. I lived in a small city in northern Italy and all the teens and young adults were wearing jeans. I can easily imagine that not being the case in fashion-forward Berlin, though.
Clothes bought in europe as souvenirs are probably better quality
@@mariogrenadine still, with Jeans and a T-Shirt you wont stick out in Berlin either
@@mariogrenadinesame in london or some other british cities ive lived in. young people are often dressed up. but gen z americans may not 'fit in' with their styles because most often their overconsumption is of very 'american girl in europe' outfits that are kind of millennial-esque?
ironically, my consumption goes much more unchecked through reddit. the toxicity of that digital space always leads to feeling inadequate and falling for fantasy self consumption. even r/anticonsumption and /frugal, because it tends to glorify a specific kind of person (minimalist, not into "futile" interests, etc). as much as female-driven ads annoy me, as a woman, male dominated spaces always make me super sad and sadness leads to overconsumption
I agree there's a difference between places that just shit on what women like to buy, and actually promoting inclusive frugality or simplicity.
totally agree about the kinds of people/buying habits that are glorified as well as the hyper-masculine spaces, thank you for sharing your experience here
This is a really interesting take. If you listen to financial feminist, she has a similar take. In a lot of finance spaces, feminine interests such as salons, fitness classes, and even things like Starbucks are *always* seen as things that are useless and need to be cut from budgets. Meanwhile, golf outings, gym memberships and sometimes even bar trips are way more hesitant to be considered useless and cut because they’re considered “networking” or self care. I think it’s up to personal discretion but genuinely! Keep it in mind next time you see talks about overconsumption and frugal spending and see how it directly coincides with anti feminine aspects!
Not having too much does NOT mean having a complete minimal space. You also don't HAVE to consider yourself a minimalist to be someone who sort of practices the same sentiments. I value everything I have and my room looks like a color explosion. Nothing like those minimalist aesthetic people but I too have some empty shelves and know exactly what I have. It looks different for everyone, practice simply loving what you have over feeling that being content looks a certain way. We will always feel inadequate because online, everyone cares primarily how things look. It's more about evoking a vibe than actually helping most of the time. So take it from someone who used to have really toxic views of minimalism and having my life together: after finding out about my mood disorder, and covid happening, it's about being happy and practicing GENUINE self care. So clean up your space, go through your stuff, but don't feel pressured for a certain after. Reddit, pinterest, even google can make you feel bad. Sit down with some paper and DRAW what do YOU want your space to look like, with your own complete choice and intention. I felt this comment so hard so I had to drop my input lmao. We got this you guys, no more toxic communities, let's live intentionally and peacefully and respect that things look different for everyone
There is nothing society sh!ts on more than women having hobbies!
Anti consumption subreddit is good but the late stage capitalism one is even better
thank you for the rec! i have not explored this yet
@@shawnaripariit’s even more depressing
This is a lowkey insane suggestion, but if you can find a fashion school nearby/in your city, there will be a lot of design students who want to make a bit of extra cash and would be willing to work with you to make a custom wardrobe for mostly affordable prices in my experience. I recently resorted to this because I cannot locate pants that fit me ever and if I'm going to get them tailored anyway, I might as well just go full custom.
Anyway, I ordered my first pair of long pants and was quoted the equivalent of 40USD, which isn't super cheap, but does come with the benefit of guaranteed quality and perfect fit as well as supporting small local creators. Ofc also pants use a lot of material, which is the main cost factor for comms in fashion, so shirts would probably be cheaper.
Anyway! Hope this is somehow helpful and congrats
@@kittycatcrunchie I appreciate you supporting small local artists and craftspeople, but also, $40 is equivalent to four hours of work at a $10/hr rate. That's ridiculously low for skilled labor and does not include material prices, and as someone who sews, custom clothing takes a chunl of time to make. I'm not that good at sewing so there's a chance the person who made your pants is much more efficient and works faster than I could, but that's still a crazy low price and is probably not a living wage depending on the area you live in. Just something to keep in mind. I'm also not saying this to attack or call you out 🙏 I just want to join this conversation and spread awareness on how bad fast fashion truly is---- the cheap prices of the fast fashion industry have made it almost impossible for sewists and tailoring/alteration specialists to sustain themselves.
@@5crwd I was converting from my currency :) Don't assume everyone is American
The "Europe wardrobe" is very strange to me, because you can buy the clothes in place, it would be more authentic and you don't have to take the luggage
right like i understand buying less stuff in our everyday lives but isn't part of travelling and vacation going shopping? do we not like to see what other people use in their daily lives? like i don't really go out when i'm home but i like to when i travel idk
yeah like that's what I thought op meant!
Its so weird to me as a European in Canada, because people actually dress really similar in my two countries! I love getting a new item when I'm visiting because it's like a souvenir. Plus, I live in a smaller city, so visiting a physical store in a bigger city means I can try stuff on!! On a similar note, visiting cities like Vancouver and Toronto are opportunities to check out slow fashion brands that are headquartered there. Slow fashion is expensive, often you have to pay to return ship, so it can be really hard to bite the bullet on these purchases without trying them on. Its also a nice way to pass a day when you need a rest, people watch, feel like you're just blending in.
as a person that has been to the many wild places in the US, national and state parks across the entire country, for *hours* because my husband is a landscape photographer.... not once, ONCE, has anyone questioned us for being dressed in tee shirts, jeans, and sweatshirts. No gear required. Nothing. The only barrier to entry is being able to get there, and perhaps a park fee. It's outdoors, you don't need fancy anything. People on the trail give 0 shits about what you're wearing. They'll nod, say "nice hike", and go about their business.
The only time you *might* need gear is to compress warm or cool gear for backpacking I’ve found. Or shoes with appropriate traction.
I’ve done similar and tbh have been worse and hiked in whatever I’m wearing including dresses if it’s not too strenuous.
The rubber seal round the front windscreen on my mums car is deteriorating, so, she rang up the garage about getting a replacement, she was told that once a car is ten years old, it is considered obsolete.
She is now trying various suggestions they have her in trying to get one. If none of these work out, she will have to her rid of her car that, despite being twenty-four years old, has absolutely nothing wrong with it, other than the rubber seal. She will then lose her independence because she isn't in a position to get another one. It's ridiculous.
Can she not find a different mechanic??
Have her call a windshield replacement company like Belron or Safelight
@catcat2607 she tried various mechanics and also rang the dealership, but, unfortunately, they all said the same thing. However, she did find a way round it in the end.
@FeralSpinster Thank you. She actually did try a local windshield repair place, but they wouldn't touch it. However, the guy gave her the name of the owner of a spray paint shop or something similar. When she rang up to talk to him, she explained the situation and about not wanting to lose her independence, etc, and could be help. He did no problem. She's taking it in next week. She's getting the use of a little car while they've got hers all for £35. She is absolutely ecstatic.
Which country is this in? I'm from one of the many parts of the world where only the richest 5-10% buy cars new, and everyone else is repairing old cars
I remember seeing a post from Laurier University a couple years ago about how they opened a room on campus where they would give away things left in residences. I hope that stayed active!
doesn't totally surprise me this is happening at Laurier. I love to see it, thank you for sharing!
@@shawnaripari I go to a uni in London and we do that as well!
Queen's University used to have organised swap days for furniture when I was there! Also Queen's allows students to buy mini-fridges, the appliance we were banned from was hotplates. I'd never heard of the fridge rental company Shawna talked about, I wonder if it's a mostly GTA-centric thing? Student housing in Kingston is often 6 or 7 people to a fridge, so it actually makes sense for a lot of students to get a mini-fridge for their dorm and then use it all four years for personal beverages and food you don't want stolen. I still have my mini-fridge 10 years later. When our apartment's fridge died this year we pulled it out of temporary storage and it saved us from having to throw out all our condiments while waiting for the landlord to replace it.
So, my day job is in class action, I am a legal editor. Companies do get sued in Anti-trust cases, including Apple, for plan obsolesce. HOWEVER, when you are such a huge company making so much money, a lawsuit, even in the billions, is just a slap on the wrist. And as we have no 3 strike rules, they can keep doing it without any real punishment sadly.
We the consumers can choose other products
@@carrino15 We 100% can, but the systems of power will still not truly punish those companies, which is the point of my statement. Not enough people will be fiscally able or will be willing to shop differently, so the only way change can be 100% for sure for ever applied to companies if the political powers that be stop letting themselves be sold by campaign donations and make changes to laws that hinder companies from being able to stay in business if they keep breaking the same laws over and over again.
And who has the power is something, in the USA at least, that is fully in the control of people and a place where even a few people can make a difference, at least in state rep levels, who are the people making the most laws.
That first ad you mention! Ugh! I do agree that some people would think it's "cute" or "funny", but mostly because they are actually shallow and materialistic enough to relate to the message deep down. I'm sure I gave my mom macaroni art countless times (among other types of kid art) and I remember the look of absolute joy on her face when she'd say "I LOVE IT...this is my new favorite thing". She'd literally display it for years...our house was covered in kid art back in the day.
Honestly i thought the ad was clever. I would never down play the sentimentality of kids crafts but I also know that realistically if you want to give your parent a gift that they can wear all the time, in the shower, in public without getting weird looks, etc, it make sense to “upgrade” to traditional jewelry
My mom framed some of my kindergarten art 😅 I had to hide it away when we moved so she wouldn’t hang it up in the new house (I was not and am still not an artist). But she loves it so I made sure it’s safe but not visible to guests.
1. I have one Stanley that my kids gave me, but im embarrassed to use it because its stanley has become so problematic.
2. I used to be the person who bought a new wardrobe to travel. You know what i wear? What im comfortable in. Also i have more money for traveling now.
3. Im on a challenge to use up and never buy single use again.
Thanks for this video! It was fine!
Cover the branding with a vinyl sticker. People might still recognise the shape, but at least you won't be representing them.
Make sure certain products are kept on hand though like cotton rounds for any wounds sorta things to keep things from building and transferring bad bacteria! Any what is being reused needs to be cleaned properly and sterilized correctly between uses for certain items so pls do ur research for what reusable options you chose to forgo single use items on 👍
Honest curious question: why did you buy a new wardrobe for travel? I haven't heard about that before and can't wrap my head around it.
@@happytofu5 a huge mistake.
If you want to adapt to the locals in Germany be sure to wear socks in your sandals and - if it raining or cold - a Jack Wolfskin coat. Visiting Europe is not really something you need special clothes for :) we have h&m, too.
But on a more serious level. A lot of people don’t know how to avoid buying anymore. Hemming is not a usual skill. But it’s more difficult than before. Economy is built around quick consumption. It’s on purpose: you teach for the economy to consume and support the economy. You’re able to make things yourself or reuse? Bad: Means less consumption, less reason to work so much that you don’t have time to repair, repurpose, research for better options.
My parents still had handwork (sewing, knitting, crocheting) in school and were - in theory - able to repair everything in their wardrobe but shoes. I had to learn it by myself as an adult. Al lot of people even had „Home economy“ with cooking from scratch, budgeting, homemaking skills. Boys and girls! I’m happy a lot of these life skills are coming back. My kids are learning weaving in kindergarten.
Just a small note: Zara and H&M are European companies. Zara's origin is in Spain and H&M's in Sweden. As long as American's dress something from those shops, there are basically dressing as an average European. Though, how they style their clothes and their behaviour is usually what marks them as Americans.
Great point about the economy and about the skills. And also about wearing sock in sandals and Jack Wolfskin in Germany.
I had to buy a new wardrobe for travel once. It was an international work trip post-Covid, I hadn’t been in the office for at least 2 years and none of my work clothes fit anymore. I spent three months prior shopping around and it was emotionally taxing, time consuming, and expensive. I can’t understand why anyone would do that intentionally?? And fortunately, all those clothes are still in my closet and I wear them regularly for conferences.
When I worked in an office, I only had SO MANY CLOTHES. And I remember my boss insulted me one particular day for “wearing the same clothes over and over!!” This same woman wouldn’t even give me a raise, and eventually fired me when I stood up to her nastiness. I am STILL not sorry I only had so many clothes. I only wore that stuff to work in, so why would I buy more, and just to please HER????
My 2012 iPad Air was no longer useable because the OS could not be updated anymore, and all my apps forced updates so were not compatible. Since I use GarageBand, I had to get an updated Apple product. Since I use a microphone with a cord, I needed the aux port. Luckily I was able to get a 2017 iPad Air. So hopefully I’m good for another 4 years…
@@michaelaurban4120wtf was wrong with your boss!
Just a note that food packaging will likely be the last single use plastic to switch out. We don’t have a good alternative (I’m talking about vacuum sealed meat etc). Fruit and vegetables don’t need plastic except to force you to purchase in bulk which probably moves more product
ok so an Owala is like 35 dollars, and a Stanley is like 50. 100% meant to be a lifetime purchase or at least one that lasts for 10+ years
Mother's/father's day are not gift giving holidays. They're days to recognize them but it's best to keep it simple. Breakfast in bed, an outing to spend with the kids and a requested dinner. That's how we enjoy the "holiday"
i never understand the buy a new wardrobe for a trip, i literally wear the same two to three outfits on vacation bc im on VACATION lmaoooo, like to relax and enjoy the vacation not worry about my outfits
I like to do it for fun and because I can afford it. Plus it’s fun looking at an article of clothing and reminding yourself of your vacation.
The buying a whole new wardrobe is crazy to me bc i came out as trans recently and am trying to replace my wardrobe slowly and its SO expensive, even shopping at the thrift store
This may be a ridiculous suggestion that is in no way feasible, but if it’s not a thing I think it should be. But maybe if you can find some trans people near you that are transitioning in the other direction, and that are similar in size… you could swap clothes?
@@maritje4225 we do lol but a lot of their styles are different than mine
Congratulations on comeing out. I recommend starting with versatile pieces. I'm trans mask and have found ways to style femail clothes in masc ways. Idk if that helps, but congratulations.
Maybe u should try getting iron on patches!! I got some ones in heart shaped and they are super cute! and for thrift stores you should go to smaller or local businesses because goodwill is more corporate. And congrats on coming out 💙💗🤍
Try up cycling your old clothes or selling them on Depop
heads up from a music store employee; you can get a cheap usb-c to aux adapter and use your old corded headphones!
That is cool, thanks for the tip!
@@happytofu5 🥰
Scrolled way too far to find this comment. My phone even came with such adapter included.
That’s what I do 😊
One of my favorite TH-cam channels from back in like 2007 got its start because they realized that students at their college were throwing away their perfectly good microwaves (Is It a Good Idea to Microwave This). I was lucky enough to go to a school where dorms came with a couch and kitchen with appliances, but every year I would still see mirrors, chairs, rugs, all perfectly functional go out to the dumpsters.
The plastic in the plastic frame glasses does get more brittle over time, unfortunately, so popping the frames out will damage it.a frame with metal around the lense is the way to go if you want to reuse
This makes me glad I got metal frames
I don't use headphones, I use £10 cheap headphones. My ears are too tiny for earbuds lol.The Stanley cup is an American thing, though I hear it's the ideal thug weapon. In England we are not allowed to carry knives or guns, only use what happens to be on our person....I heard in a TH-cam story that a Stanley cup caused a head injury so I will be buying it for self defence. It sounds ideal.
I’ve never had an issue getting new lenses put into old frames. Maybe it’s because yours are plastic? I’ve only ever had metal frames (the plastic ones look like they’re only for people with impeccably symmetrical heads and no eyelashes, lol) so you just unscrew, replace, screw. And they’ve never charged me for the replacing and fitting, just for the lenses themselves.
I guess maybe that's the reason. Because I got new lenses in my old frame and after a while, I noticed that the frame morphed so one of the lenses just fall out. I ended up getting new glasses after that 😢
In the USA it depends on the school. At the university of Wyoming, you could bring a mini-fridge but only in dorms that did not have a rug. At Portland State University, we had mini fridges built into our dorms at no extra cost. UWYO really pushed the dinning plan and dinning dollars, they made their money off the 3rd party kiosks and cafe group that sold the food at the dinning halls. Whereas PSU was in the dead of the city and knew students have options, so they just added hot plates and fridges in the doors to encourage renting a dorm over an apartment.