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Re:Many clothing donations end up in African landfills by chii on Saturday January 22, 2022 @01:56AM (#30034374)
> Imagine showing this kind of wealth to somebody from the medieval period.

modern industrial production is mind bogglingly large scale. It required over 200 years of continuous investment (in aggregate) to achieve, however, so it was not cheap. And we reap that progress today.

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Re:Many clothing donations end up in African landfills by inglor_cz on Saturday January 22, 2022 @01:50PM (#30039624)
It also required a lot of customers. An 8-billion mankind produces much more demand for things than a 1-billion one.
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