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BrainFilth wrote:
and it feels gatekeepy because everyone wants you to be fucking perfect, throw your plastic out and replace it with fancy glass, buy things that are supposed to last forever completely ignoring that folks in poverty cant do that, and also, that their buying used is actually way better than whatever new thing you've bought, no matter how green/sustainably sourced. 5 used reusable waterbottles from the thrift store is still "greener" than one hydroflask or what-the-fuck-ever is the current trend in BIFL. But folks have been brainwashed to not only be consumers, but to judge folks who are just doing their best.
Oh yeah like the moment this blew up online like esp with the zero waste stuff a few years ago it went instantly from using what you already have to "kits", "investments" and such like thats why i literally can't deal with it online anymore. It have lost its core values to trends
Nesta wrote:
Yeah i am sure it is. Like i just hang around here on vp so i dunno rly social media or stuff anymore, or how they gatekeep stuff. I am just staying out of that bc it's flooded at this point I figured I better just follow a few ppl and then do/learn my own around it from proper sources and take my own time with it ofc!
I sorta have a weak spot for holes in clothes tho.. Or like a good pair ripped pants, just that compared to last time I got a pair when I knew nothing of this, I would get a vintage /secondhand piece this time around 😔 I've been spotting some for a while but I am unsure about the seller (etsy) - or if i should just take it as good fish (is that a english expression too?)
What do u feel is the most gatekept part?
You should look into framing holes in pants, keeps the holes from spreading.BrainFilth wrote:
I don't agree with all her "shopping rules" but they do speak to me in a certain kind of way. They feel nonjudgemental which I love. Green culture can be so gatekeepy.
I don't get all of them tbh I don't agree with all her "shopping rules" but they do speak to me in a certain kind of way. They feel nonjudgemental which I love. Green culture can be so gatekeepy.
Yeah i am sure it is. Like i just hang around here on vp so i dunno rly social media or stuff anymore, or how they gatekeep stuff. I am just staying out of that bc it's flooded at this point I figured I better just follow a few ppl and then do/learn my own around it from proper sources and take my own time with it ofc!
I sorta have a weak spot for holes in clothes tho.. Or like a good pair ripped pants, just that compared to last time I got a pair when I knew nothing of this, I would get a vintage /secondhand piece this time around 😔 I've been spotting some for a while but I am unsure about the seller (etsy) - or if i should just take it as good fish (is that a english expression too?)
What do u feel is the most gatekept part?
and it feels gatekeepy because everyone wants you to be fucking perfect, throw your plastic out and replace it with fancy glass, buy things that are supposed to last forever completely ignoring that folks in poverty cant do that, and also, that their buying used is actually way better than whatever new thing you've bought, no matter how green/sustainably sourced. 5 used reusable waterbottles from the thrift store is still "greener" than one hydroflask or what-the-fuck-ever is the current trend in BIFL. But folks have been brainwashed to not only be consumers, but to judge folks who are just doing their best.
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