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submitted 1 month ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/humanities@beehaw.org

Emilie Nasseh, a 30-year-old living in Manhattan, has made up to US$2,000 a month through an unconventional side hustle: renting her clothes and accessories.

Nasseh uses Pickle, a peer-to-peer clothing rental app where users share their wardrobes for profit. Some lenders may also list their clothes for sale. Among Nasseh’s most popular rentals were handbags, including a Chanel mini wallet that has been rented out nearly every week over the past year.

“I’m very happy to allow others to use items in my closet who haven’t had availability to that luxury. I’m not using (the item), so it’s kind of a win-win scenario for everyone,” she said, noting that she may make $500 during a slow month.

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[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago

this feels like a good example of how rentier capitalism is totally cooking everyone's brains. what are we doing here

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Can we get together and realign our goals?

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

We should and could, but I feel like we'd have to fight the system pretty hard and have some huge numbers.

Not that I'm saying that it isn't worth pursuing, it definitely is. It's just to say that there will definitely be some obstacles.

It seems like a worthy fight.

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Couldn't we just buy stuff from stores and then return them after using them once?

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