Good post. I've written about this before too. Fast fashion, fast kitchenware - it all heads to landfill. Aggressive marketing makes us think we want it. Quality is best - thing is, we can't always afford it, which is why these companies prey on us. Resist, resist, resist!
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Thank you. For sure—it heads to a landfill and then is replaced by equally as unfulfilling items which perpetuates the endless cycle of consumerism. I've noticed many modern day retailers are selling us a story more than anything else. It's insane when you become cognizant of how effective the algorithms have gotten, you search one item or even utter the name of it and then your feeds are flooded with dozens of ads for the very thing you were seeking. The ads stalk you digitally, across social media, streaming TV, and even email like a whisper in your ear. Resist indeed!
It's absolutely mad that we have allowed it to happen, and most ARENT cognizant of it at all! Now if I want something I just Google it and various choices turn up in my Facebook feed. The frustrating thing is when they turn up in your feed even post purchase. I laughed when one guy said that he wasn't a toilet collector.
Ah, for the relatively ad free internet of the 1990s.