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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by oblio on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @05:27AM (#25926475)
> The low prices at Ikea and others definitely encourage over-consumption - buying a new table instead of restoring an old one for example

This is never going to fly with regular folks, though. We could probably reduce pollution a ton if people started patching their clothes, but that's never going to happen either.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by forty on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:37AM (#25927464)
I think new clothes just needs to be expensive enough that patching is worth it
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by agloeregrets on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:23AM (#25930128)
Okay so on things we are gatekeeping from the poor we have moved on to...

checks notes

Clothes?

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