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[–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From the narrowly focused aspect of clothing, what can we do? Repair. Repair your clothes. Don’t throw away a ripped shirt, don’t replace it with a flimsy new shirt made by underpaid workers. Sew it. Patch it. Check your library for books about mending, go to YouTube and seek out basic repair videos. A packet of needles, a thimble, a spool of black thread, and a spool of white thread will take care of the majority of repairs. What you can’t do yourself can be handled by your neighborhood laundry or dry cleaner.

Practice radical repairing. Mend your way to a better world.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I'm doing my part.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

B-B-B-But then multi-billionaires might have to settle for a few billion less!!! How will they survive?

[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm all about it. I've got my Corvette and just had the clutch replaced so I'm all about *downsizing for others now!

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