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[–] 36 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I’ve started throwing out socks I bought 4-5 months ago for developing holes. Same brand I’ve been buying for 15+ years and used to be able to go 18-24 months before needing replacements.

Contemporary fascism can’t even make the proverbial trains run on time.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's really quite depressing and infuriating. I'm finally financially in a good spot to afford better quality clothes. I want to buy something that'll last me years and years. I don't like to participate in fast fashion. So I looked up which brands people recommended. Turns out everyone's in agreement that even the expensive stuff from previously well respected brands is now overpriced crap that falls apart within a year.

    I've got clothes from 20 years ago, some even much older from my mom that holds up better than things I bought a year ago. I hate it, fuck late stage capitalism.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Absolutely. I’m admittedly a bit of a clothes horse and it really used to be that, within reason, there were brand names that used to be a reasonable proxy for quality. But now I’m looking at shirts from the same place I bought them from years ago and the fabric is thin to the point where it’s actually sheer.

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