Hey Isaias - I'm not sure I follow everything you are saying here. I think you are saying (among other things) that underconsumption is problematic because it leads people to focus on micro actions (e.g. reusing a bottle as a vase) instead of bigger actions (e.g. working to get a more pro-environmental presidential candidate elected). But you are also saying that there are still people who need to be exposed to these micro actions, but they didn't grow up in such a way that it's as obvious to them. I would submit that trending underconsumption videos are also valuable in that it changes where people see the social norm. If they think that most people are doing a certain (underconsumption) behavior & have underconsumption attitudes, viewers are more likely also adopt that behavior. I do have an issue with the term "underconsumption," though. Who is to say this level of consumption is "under" rather than "normal" or "just right"?
Hi there! Thank you for asking for clarification! I am saying that underconsumption is extremely limiting when it comes to creating systemic change that leads to an everlasting sustainable culture. Both individual and systemic change go hand in hand. However, in my critique, I frame that in our current year and geopolitical situations, it is not enough to teach people endlessly when we should have a deeper level of conversation. I support underconsumption on a smaller scale of supporting individual lifestyles. I think underconsumption should be reframed to eventually reduce the excess of items or to something that is more accessible to people. These microtrends are both good and bad, depending on how you see them, but my critique for this video was to give a more holistic response, so it's not so much a one-way answer but rather different ways to examine underconsumption. This video isn't so much to provide a solution but rather a reframe of how can we look at the larger picture and achieve more ethicality.
@@queerbrownvegan Thanks for your clarification! I appreciate that you are not trying to provide a solution, but rather encourage people to think more critically about issues. It's easy to say "Here's problem X. Solution Y. will take care of it." It's harder to get people to think about nuances & grey areas & talk about possible solutions. Interesting, thought provoking video, btw.
Valid point! When you learn new skills it can reduce cost and time thus creating a new culture. I think certain ones do save time and other ones may not make sense at times for certain people depending on their access to resources and location (urban vs rural areas)
@@queerbrownvegan Yes, but not just in a do it yourself sort of way. Just not desiring all the useless things that we can do without, saves all the time spent in browsing, selecting and buying this stuff. Let's say, for example, i don't care about the latest trends and 'aesthetics' that are all the rage. Now i can skip and ignore all the content related to it, not spend time looking for the best items following that trend, continue to use whatever I own and whatever I like, save money and all that time I would have spent shopping, browsing, returning and exchanging products online. Online shopping is a very time-consuming activity. Now imagine if I don't feel the need to buy 'seasonal decor' every year. These things create space in your lives in ways we can't even imagine. Just imagine if the clothes you wear, the make you have on, your hairdo, the stuff in your house is all in the background in your life, how much more space it creates for things that matter. Anyway when we purchase something new, the excitement and joy from it fades away in a matter of days, maybe even sooner. Even the feeling of not having it fades away. So either way, it makes very little difference in your life. It just creates more space to have something more meaningful in your life.
@@queerbrownvegan I read your reply again and here is a simple example- if i overeat, say corn, whether I grow it on my own or purchase it, it is still over-consumption. A reasonable amount of consumption would be to eat as much corn as my body needs. In my eyes, just owning and using way more than you need is over-consumption. The only exceptions to DIY-ing leading to underconsumption would be repairing, cleaning, restoring things instead of throwing them away.
I have never been this excited about a tiktok trend (well except when they decide my usual style of dressing is suddenly cool). Idk if it's because I'm comfortably middle class & all my primary needs have been met, but seeing PR unboxings stress me out & i get overwhelmed by seeing people by every shade of lipstick in existence off a brand 5 times a year. I start overthinking & wondering about the hellish recyling process & there's something satisfying about using things up, fixing things, and saving money (and just having savings & no debt). Thank you 🙏
Yess!! It’s brought out a lot of healthy discussions and analysis around our consumption behaviors! And I feel that this is just the beginning of many people questioning others around their lifestyle consumption!! When we redesign our mindsets to be more local and accessible we create a blueprint of what an ecological stable future looks like ♥️
I don't think it's because you're middle class, I grew up poor (and I still am) and have the same reaction. I think it has more to do with education and cultural values
Most of us can barely afford to live, so why would we overconsume? I feel like this is just people trying to save so we don’t have to work until we’re 80.
Yeah, going into this I thought the main critique would be that most of these methods are already utilized by people who do not have enough capital to make ends adequately meet lol
Despite that many younger generations having higher rates of poverty, my generation (Gen Z) is still the largest consumers of exploitative industries (fast fashion, tech, etc). We are not fully sustainable and there are only a small select sliver of the population that is being mindful of purchases.
From what I have seen, even people with limited means in the US purchase a lot of stuff they can do without. I come from a country where under-consumption is a part of our culture and even though we grew up middle-class, we lived very frugally. Handing down clothes between cousins was seen as normal, we didn't have rooms full of toys and didn't feel deprived and played outside, every purchase was deliberate and well-thought out, extra care was taken to buy high quality products that would last, nobody paid attention to other people's clothes and shoes and stuff. But alas, things are changing now. Stuff is used as a way to show off your wealth and in a way, show that you are more 'worthy' because you have more
I come from middle class yet my family still pass around hand me downs and I still prefer thrift store furniture and clothes rather than get everything new. I wear things until they fall apart but that’s because I was raised by baby boomers. it’s just a smarter way of doing things regardless of class
In my opinion, I have a love hate relationship with this. I’ve seen underconsumption videos that are good like how to thrift, how to recycle certain materials and make the most out of them, and I watch a lot of food influencers and see how they reuse certain foods. However, I’ve seen videos some of the things seem totally unnecessary. For example there was this girl who tried to deinfluence cleaning supplies by making her own which is generally unsafe and not as effect compared to science proven brands and people in the comment section told her that this was not helpful for poor people who’s time could be spent buying something affordable. Or the videos where they basically say that they don’t want or have a gym membership. but the people who do aren’t over consuming, they’re investing in their body and health, not clothes, makeup, or shoes. Or I’ve even seen comments on food videos where people say that someone is eating is overconsumption however if the food is not going to waste then HOW?! If I had a big family I would buy a lot of food to lay and in America a lot of people stock up if they are busy working, have kids, or don’t live a minutes walk from a grocery store. Also I believe in supporting small businesses by buying merch or donating and I will continue to buy stuff like that to help others. I won’t thrift or borrow everything because some things I would like for myself or my family. Don’t get me wrong overconsumption is a thing. Like you don’t need to have 20 makeup palettes, blushes, eyeshadow, bronzer, etc if you already have some or aren’t going good to use it. Just get a few that you like and work good for you and stick to a set that’ll last long until you find something better. But also don’t keep an expired makeup set when it’s okay to say it’s done and buy a new one. You know? I think we need a balance and also need to set the record straight that underconsumption is buying AN UNNECESSARY AMOUNT OF ITEMS rather than buying stuff at all. Sorry for the huge rant
Thank you for sharing your view and so many great points! I feel like there were some videos that were really good and helpful and some that were not as helpful in my opinion that then maybe people recommending and pushing their products. I agree around the supporting of local businesses and thinking more locally! It's all in moderation in which I feel that Gen Z ( younger generations) are buying products as much as possible. I heard that Temu ships 1/3 of products to the US solely! Which is a large fraction!
Maybe I’m just not a big consumer but is “consumption core” not just half of the regular cost saving measures that a typical person has to engage in? So weird, I swear this is literally just normal lower/middle class consumption behavior. Why is it a “core”. Honestly this “trend” speaks more to the fact that so little on social media actually reflects daily reality for the average person. We’re really spending time analyzing the fact that people choose not to spend money excessively? This is very typical! It’s only fairly recently that the average western citizen had a disposable income to spend on stupid nonessential bs. And it’s not even due to the fact that we’re better off financially, it’s because we have a greater ability to exploit labor abroad. The grand total sum benefit of globalization is the ability for people to waste their additional resources on plastic junk from southeast asia ‼️
Yeah I think that this is normalize within certain classes of not spending aka those in poverty/ low income/ and I’d say even in middle class (depending on bracket and relationship to resources). This is why we need to incorporate media literacy because when we continue to water down our global systemic issues then at what point will people be lost? Thank you for sharing this truth!
Hi Isaias, I love that underconsumption core is trending and thankyou for doing this considered response. It needs to be deconstructed - but it also needs to be encouraged as it’s the first “trend” I have seen in forever that talks to a mindset redesign for people who think they need the latest thing to belong (and funny how people are asking for reccs in the videos promoting this trend). Most people are trained from birth to want stuff, (witness kids in the aisle at any supermarket) and though you point to poverty, and rightly so as a reason why it’s a difficult one that itself is part of the construct of why people have not seen being smart/frugal/considered because of the associations to poverty when in fact it just makes sense. I call it “enoughness” the knowing what you need, and living with it and nothing more because what’s the point in having more than you can need or use? When you really think about it, greed is pointless.
Love this point you mentioned around having enough since it's a common shared theme or value with people that they can relate to without having to redesign to much of their relationships. I think that these micro trends to bring buzz around sustainability which do add critical value to the discussion. The question is how sustainable is the trend or word long-term versus short term? As digital media continues to evolve into our lexicon, I am afraid whether or not they will have significance long term for other movements but i do hope that those who preached or embraced it recently delve more into sustainability and work together for solutions!
Fast fashion seems to have also played a role in deskilling. Sewing survived as more of a hobby when the prices of clothing dropped over the years. It’s a skill I didn’t inherit. With outsourcing, making your own clothes wasn’t as practical or as economically rewarding, and some of the craft atrophied. I certainly under appreciated what it takes to produce clothing.
I agree that while this trend is definitely not enough, it can most certainly be a start for people who didn’t even care at all, to maybe start caring even a little bit . That’s my hope at least !
I agree. I see so many people being influenced by the great lifestyle! The question is how can we make sure it's sustained for decades rather than a one-hit wonder.
Underconsumption core is prob directly correlated to the recession and participants rebranding a regular consumption lifestyle to seem “sustainable” and effortful after years of normalized overconsumption. Not sure if the motivations are entirely environmentally friendly or sustainability truthfully. Good trend to have though
I agree that the trend isn’t so much a huge cultural change or even a negative change. But I think that these micro trends that try to popularize sustainability are a bit endless when we’ve had the following terms: minimalism 2010s, zero waste 2012, low waste 2016, imperfect environmentalism 2020, deinfluencing 2023, and so many others. I do think it helps pick out a larger picture but at times i think the comments sections are lacking more critical thoughts and analysis and are merely recommending products
I hope more people see this video, it's the best and most complete analysis/critique I've seen so far. A focus on deeper levels of understanding is what will break the cycle!
Also, make yourself immune to advertising and marketing. And help everyone around you get there. Otherwise everything we do will get co-opted by someone with something to sell
I think it doesn't make sense because the only reason it is trending is because people are sick of influencers. This is the best they could come up with in response to the backlash against them and the fact that the offers aren't rolling in anymore that were bringing all the money in for them. Influencers on tiktok are trying to remain relevant and this is the best they got.
Yes, and now that it's been almost two weeks since the trend got popular, the trend is now dying lol. So much for teaching people how to be sustainable haha
I belive the undercunsomption and the deinfluancing is trending because most everyone is broke and that when 3/4ths of them manage to get on their feet again financially, they will go right back to hauls and reviewing on the next big thing. Also, Ive got a problem with this being under consumption lik ok, so you have one water bottle, two coats and drive a used car. Thats not under, for the vast majority of us, its just NORMAL.
This is a great analysis and point you bring up!!! And yes exactly a lot of things are normal to have in this day of era that are necessities to live by lol!
I like under consumption but people need to throw out expired products. Keeping old expired makeup is not safe. I think the direction should be less is more like do you need 10+ products of the same thing like body wash. No.
Here's a thought: someone who is good and quick at sewing could make the community's clothes and trade that valuable labor with their neighbors who raise chickens that lay eggs or who fix washing machines or produce cars. Welcome to capitalism! 😛
Black and brown people aren’t the only poor people and saying that made you sound like you think *all* black and brown people are poor, and *all* white people are upper middle class or above. Just sayin’.
In the United States, people of color have experienced higher poverty rates than white people since 1980. I’m not saying white people aren’t poor either but they benefit from whiteness and privilege. I listen to the data and history
Ok, but are Gen Z and Gen alpha into this to actually consume less, or just for the aesthetic? Like, are they going to run out and buy stuff to look like they consume less because they saw it on tiktok? Aha, as I'm typing this, I just got to the part where you more or less ask this question!
I feel that it's more of an aesthetic trend for virality at the moment. Especially since Gen Z are larger consumers of brands at the moment, especially fast fashion etc.
This is so strange.... I am all for romanticizing everyday life but stuff like this??? Is just Normal Behavior??? I mean yeah! "Consume Normally core" if thats what it takes to get people interested in stuff and stop the trend of buying stuff. I think anything that doesnt glamorize buying stuff should stay popular for as long as we can try and get the great Algo to humor the sensible people .... Low key this is just "Tell everyone else around you that u grew up rish"
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Hey Isaias - I'm not sure I follow everything you are saying here. I think you are saying (among other things) that underconsumption is problematic because it leads people to focus on micro actions (e.g. reusing a bottle as a vase) instead of bigger actions (e.g. working to get a more pro-environmental presidential candidate elected). But you are also saying that there are still people who need to be exposed to these micro actions, but they didn't grow up in such a way that it's as obvious to them.
I would submit that trending underconsumption videos are also valuable in that it changes where people see the social norm. If they think that most people are doing a certain (underconsumption) behavior & have underconsumption attitudes, viewers are more likely also adopt that behavior.
I do have an issue with the term "underconsumption," though. Who is to say this level of consumption is "under" rather than "normal" or "just right"?
Hi there! Thank you for asking for clarification! I am saying that underconsumption is extremely limiting when it comes to creating systemic change that leads to an everlasting sustainable culture. Both individual and systemic change go hand in hand. However, in my critique, I frame that in our current year and geopolitical situations, it is not enough to teach people endlessly when we should have a deeper level of conversation. I support underconsumption on a smaller scale of supporting individual lifestyles.
I think underconsumption should be reframed to eventually reduce the excess of items or to something that is more accessible to people. These microtrends are both good and bad, depending on how you see them, but my critique for this video was to give a more holistic response, so it's not so much a one-way answer but rather different ways to examine underconsumption.
This video isn't so much to provide a solution but rather a reframe of how can we look at the larger picture and achieve more ethicality.
@@queerbrownvegan Thanks for your clarification! I appreciate that you are not trying to provide a solution, but rather encourage people to think more critically about issues. It's easy to say "Here's problem X. Solution Y. will take care of it." It's harder to get people to think about nuances & grey areas & talk about possible solutions.
Interesting, thought provoking video, btw.
I would argue that underconsumption actually saves time rather than wasting it
Valid point! When you learn new skills it can reduce cost and time thus creating a new culture. I think certain ones do save time and other ones may not make sense at times for certain people depending on their access to resources and location (urban vs rural areas)
@@queerbrownvegan Yes, but not just in a do it yourself sort of way. Just not desiring all the useless things that we can do without, saves all the time spent in browsing, selecting and buying this stuff.
Let's say, for example, i don't care about the latest trends and 'aesthetics' that are all the rage. Now i can skip and ignore all the content related to it, not spend time looking for the best items following that trend, continue to use whatever I own and whatever I like, save money and all that time I would have spent shopping, browsing, returning and exchanging products online. Online shopping is a very time-consuming activity.
Now imagine if I don't feel the need to buy 'seasonal decor' every year. These things create space in your lives in ways we can't even imagine. Just imagine if the clothes you wear, the make you have on, your hairdo, the stuff in your house is all in the background in your life, how much more space it creates for things that matter.
Anyway when we purchase something new, the excitement and joy from it fades away in a matter of days, maybe even sooner. Even the feeling of not having it fades away. So either way, it makes very little difference in your life. It just creates more space to have something more meaningful in your life.
@@queerbrownvegan I read your reply again and here is a simple example- if i overeat, say corn, whether I grow it on my own or purchase it, it is still over-consumption. A reasonable amount of consumption would be to eat as much corn as my body needs. In my eyes, just owning and using way more than you need is over-consumption.
The only exceptions to DIY-ing leading to underconsumption would be repairing, cleaning, restoring things instead of throwing them away.
I have never been this excited about a tiktok trend (well except when they decide my usual style of dressing is suddenly cool). Idk if it's because I'm comfortably middle class & all my primary needs have been met, but seeing PR unboxings stress me out & i get overwhelmed by seeing people by every shade of lipstick in existence off a brand 5 times a year. I start overthinking & wondering about the hellish recyling process & there's something satisfying about using things up, fixing things, and saving money (and just having savings & no debt). Thank you 🙏
Yess!! It’s brought out a lot of healthy discussions and analysis around our consumption behaviors! And I feel that this is just the beginning of many people questioning others around their lifestyle consumption!! When we redesign our mindsets to be more local and accessible we create a blueprint of what an ecological stable future looks like ♥️
I don't think it's because you're middle class, I grew up poor (and I still am) and have the same reaction. I think it has more to do with education and cultural values
Most of us can barely afford to live, so why would we overconsume? I feel like this is just people trying to save so we don’t have to work until we’re 80.
Yeah, going into this I thought the main critique would be that most of these methods are already utilized by people who do not have enough capital to make ends adequately meet lol
Despite that many younger generations having higher rates of poverty, my generation (Gen Z) is still the largest consumers of exploitative industries (fast fashion, tech, etc). We are not fully sustainable and there are only a small select sliver of the population that is being mindful of purchases.
From what I have seen, even people with limited means in the US purchase a lot of stuff they can do without. I come from a country where under-consumption is a part of our culture and even though we grew up middle-class, we lived very frugally. Handing down clothes between cousins was seen as normal, we didn't have rooms full of toys and didn't feel deprived and played outside, every purchase was deliberate and well-thought out, extra care was taken to buy high quality products that would last, nobody paid attention to other people's clothes and shoes and stuff. But alas, things are changing now. Stuff is used as a way to show off your wealth and in a way, show that you are more 'worthy' because you have more
I come from middle class yet my family still pass around hand me downs and I still prefer thrift store furniture and clothes rather than get everything new. I wear things until they fall apart but that’s because I was raised by baby boomers. it’s just a smarter way of doing things regardless of class
Yes I do think within older generations they were more sustainable in certain aspects of lifestyle choices etc.
In my opinion, I have a love hate relationship with this. I’ve seen underconsumption videos that are good like how to thrift, how to recycle certain materials and make the most out of them, and I watch a lot of food influencers and see how they reuse certain foods. However, I’ve seen videos some of the things seem totally unnecessary. For example there was this girl who tried to deinfluence cleaning supplies by making her own which is generally unsafe and not as effect compared to science proven brands and people in the comment section told her that this was not helpful for poor people who’s time could be spent buying something affordable. Or the videos where they basically say that they don’t want or have a gym membership. but the people who do aren’t over consuming, they’re investing in their body and health, not clothes, makeup, or shoes. Or I’ve even seen comments on food videos where people say that someone is eating is overconsumption however if the food is not going to waste then HOW?! If I had a big family I would buy a lot of food to lay and in America a lot of people stock up if they are busy working, have kids, or don’t live a minutes walk from a grocery store. Also I believe in supporting small businesses by buying merch or donating and I will continue to buy stuff like that to help others. I won’t thrift or borrow everything because some things I would like for myself or my family. Don’t get me wrong overconsumption is a thing. Like you don’t need to have 20 makeup palettes, blushes, eyeshadow, bronzer, etc if you already have some or aren’t going good to use it. Just get a few that you like and work good for you and stick to a set that’ll last long until you find something better. But also don’t keep an expired makeup set when it’s okay to say it’s done and buy a new one. You know? I think we need a balance and also need to set the record straight that underconsumption is buying AN UNNECESSARY AMOUNT OF ITEMS rather than buying stuff at all. Sorry for the huge rant
Thank you for sharing your view and so many great points! I feel like there were some videos that were really good and helpful and some that were not as helpful in my opinion that then maybe people recommending and pushing their products. I agree around the supporting of local businesses and thinking more locally! It's all in moderation in which I feel that Gen Z ( younger generations) are buying products as much as possible. I heard that Temu ships 1/3 of products to the US solely! Which is a large fraction!
Maybe I’m just not a big consumer but is “consumption core” not just half of the regular cost saving measures that a typical person has to engage in? So weird, I swear this is literally just normal lower/middle class consumption behavior. Why is it a “core”. Honestly this “trend” speaks more to the fact that so little on social media actually reflects daily reality for the average person. We’re really spending time analyzing the fact that people choose not to spend money excessively? This is very typical! It’s only fairly recently that the average western citizen had a disposable income to spend on stupid nonessential bs. And it’s not even due to the fact that we’re better off financially, it’s because we have a greater ability to exploit labor abroad. The grand total sum benefit of globalization is the ability for people to waste their additional resources on plastic junk from southeast asia ‼️
Yeah I think that this is normalize within certain classes of not spending aka those in poverty/ low income/ and I’d say even in middle class (depending on bracket and relationship to resources). This is why we need to incorporate media literacy because when we continue to water down our global systemic issues then at what point will people be lost? Thank you for sharing this truth!
Hi Isaias, I love that underconsumption core is trending and thankyou for doing this considered response. It needs to be deconstructed - but it also needs to be encouraged as it’s the first “trend” I have seen in forever that talks to a mindset redesign for people who think they need the latest thing to belong (and funny how people are asking for reccs in the videos promoting this trend). Most people are trained from birth to want stuff, (witness kids in the aisle at any supermarket) and though you point to poverty, and rightly so as a reason why it’s a difficult one that itself is part of the construct of why people have not seen being smart/frugal/considered because of the associations to poverty when in fact it just makes sense. I call it “enoughness” the knowing what you need, and living with it and nothing more because what’s the point in having more than you can need or use? When you really think about it, greed is pointless.
Love this point you mentioned around having enough since it's a common shared theme or value with people that they can relate to without having to redesign to much of their relationships. I think that these micro trends to bring buzz around sustainability which do add critical value to the discussion. The question is how sustainable is the trend or word long-term versus short term? As digital media continues to evolve into our lexicon, I am afraid whether or not they will have significance long term for other movements but i do hope that those who preached or embraced it recently delve more into sustainability and work together for solutions!
Fast fashion seems to have also played a role in deskilling. Sewing survived as more of a hobby when the prices of clothing dropped over the years. It’s a skill I didn’t inherit. With outsourcing, making your own clothes wasn’t as practical or as economically rewarding, and some of the craft atrophied. I certainly under appreciated what it takes to produce clothing.
I'm so glad I found your RUclips channel. I've followed you on instagram for a long time, but barely use it now so didn't know you did youtube too!
Ahhh so glad to hear that and these videos are all exclusive to this channel soo this audience gets a whole different type of content :D
I agree that while this trend is definitely not enough, it can most certainly be a start for people who didn’t even care at all, to maybe start caring even a little bit . That’s my hope at least !
I agree. I see so many people being influenced by the great lifestyle! The question is how can we make sure it's sustained for decades rather than a one-hit wonder.
100% YES finally someone said it.
right!
Excellent information as always. The is extremely important and hopefully people understand.
Thank you!
Underconsumption core is prob directly correlated to the recession and participants rebranding a regular consumption lifestyle to seem “sustainable” and effortful after years of normalized overconsumption. Not sure if the motivations are entirely environmentally friendly or sustainability truthfully. Good trend to have though
I agree that the trend isn’t so much a huge cultural change or even a negative change. But I think that these micro trends that try to popularize sustainability are a bit endless when we’ve had the following terms: minimalism 2010s, zero waste 2012, low waste 2016, imperfect environmentalism 2020, deinfluencing 2023, and so many others. I do think it helps pick out a larger picture but at times i think the comments sections are lacking more critical thoughts and analysis and are merely recommending products
I hope more people see this video, it's the best and most complete analysis/critique I've seen so far. A focus on deeper levels of understanding is what will break the cycle!
Ahh hthank you! Hoping it gets picked up more!
We love under consumption core 🍄 !!!!
be more politically oriented ex: corporate boycotts, pro labor unions, and explicitly anti capitalist. got it!
Thank you!
Also, make yourself immune to advertising and marketing. And help everyone around you get there. Otherwise everything we do will get co-opted by someone with something to sell
Estoy de acuerdo, hay que llevarlo al ámbito politico y trabajar por la justicia social para que sea algo con verdadero impacto hacia el cambio
exactly!
I think it doesn't make sense because the only reason it is trending is because people are sick of influencers. This is the best they could come up with in response to the backlash against them and the fact that the offers aren't rolling in anymore that were bringing all the money in for them. Influencers on tiktok are trying to remain relevant and this is the best they got.
Yes, and now that it's been almost two weeks since the trend got popular, the trend is now dying lol. So much for teaching people how to be sustainable haha
I think we need to make it a trend to mail our trash from one corporation back to that corporation.
Omg yes please 🙏🏽
Both Republicans and Democrats are on the payroll of these companies. Unless a third party becomes viable things will never change
I belive the undercunsomption and the deinfluancing is trending because most everyone is broke and that when 3/4ths of them manage to get on their feet again financially, they will go right back to hauls and reviewing on the next big thing.
Also, Ive got a problem with this being under consumption lik ok, so you have one water bottle, two coats and drive a used car. Thats not under, for the vast majority of us, its just NORMAL.
This is a great analysis and point you bring up!!! And yes exactly a lot of things are normal to have in this day of era that are necessities to live by lol!
I like under consumption but people need to throw out expired products. Keeping old expired makeup is not safe. I think the direction should be less is more like do you need 10+ products of the same thing like body wash. No.
Yeah as someone who also cares about health there are expiration dates that people need to follow in terms of certain products like beauty lol!
Here's a thought: someone who is good and quick at sewing could make the community's clothes and trade that valuable labor with their neighbors who raise chickens that lay eggs or who fix washing machines or produce cars. Welcome to capitalism! 😛
Yes, cooperative work models are a great example of this :)
@@queerbrownvegan a rose by any other name smells just the same. "Cooperative work model" is just a wordy way to say capitalism
Black and brown people aren’t the only poor people and saying that made you sound like you think *all* black and brown people are poor, and *all* white people are upper middle class or above. Just sayin’.
In the United States, people of color have experienced higher poverty rates than white people since 1980. I’m not saying white people aren’t poor either but they benefit from whiteness and privilege. I listen to the data and history
Ok, but are Gen Z and Gen alpha into this to actually consume less, or just for the aesthetic? Like, are they going to run out and buy stuff to look like they consume less because they saw it on tiktok?
Aha, as I'm typing this, I just got to the part where you more or less ask this question!
I feel that it's more of an aesthetic trend for virality at the moment. Especially since Gen Z are larger consumers of brands at the moment, especially fast fashion etc.
This is so strange.... I am all for romanticizing everyday life but stuff like this??? Is just Normal Behavior??? I mean yeah! "Consume Normally core" if thats what it takes to get people interested in stuff and stop the trend of buying stuff. I think anything that doesnt glamorize buying stuff should stay popular for as long as we can try and get the great Algo to humor the sensible people
.... Low key this is just "Tell everyone else around you that u grew up rish"
yeah basically lol!
1:33 this 2 people ( keynes and mrax ) are not economics they are joke