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My mother always blamed our generation for being consumerist. She claimed that under the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, their generation had access to far fewer products and still managed to enjoy life.

That's why I was quite surprised when she and her boyfriend became completely addicted to shopping at #Temu. They buy cheap crap and don't care because it's so cheap that they can throw it away and buy new stuff right away. Suddenly, it's our generation that looks like the responsible one.

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Jiří Eischmann

@adamw definitely, it's just that in our family we have a clear split between generations. I and my sister try to buy responsibly, rather fewer, but more quality goods, we care about the environmental impact and then we hear them talk about buying stuff that lasts only a few days, but they don't care because even when you replace it so frequently it's still cheap. 🙂
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Emil J

learn the rules:
Buying a 70 EUR tshirt made in countries with real labour codes from high grade raw material that you want to wear - consumerist, immoral price, you're stupid for paying for a brand
Buying a 200 CZK tshirt at primark made in a sweatshop that maybe even pills after one wash - the obvious answer every normal person chooses, it's basically the same thing, they're both red
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Bashy

I think its a symptom of how broken internet and social media have gotten.

Adding the current social and economical landscape into the mix . . . the prices of everything went up, while the wages are barely increasing. People are struggling, so they cope by buying things, just so they can proove that they can, and show off they are part of current trends.

Who cares about the quality and usecase, when you were able to buy 10 items for one euro? Thats like they give it out for free!

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