Let's talk about shopping, what we mean when we say 'eat the rich', ethical spending, the perspective of privilege, what 'affordable clothing' really means and personal finance in the age of late stage capitalism. That's a lot so maybe you should get a tea.
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00:00 intro
03:43 ‘i am not the rich’
06:42 ‘buying ethically isn’t affordable’
14:11 ‘this isn’t my responsibility’
17:08 ‘i won’t make a difference’
19:04 ‘but it’s my time’
21:34 ‘if i change i’ll be judged’
28:21 ‘it’s not as good’
SOURCES
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
but you can also see the breakdown of income levels and living conditions here! https://www.gapminder.org/fw/income-levels/
- Maslow's Heirachy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/
- Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: https://www.waterstones.com/book/trick-mirror/jia-tolentino/9780008294953
- IG post suggesting we should treat clothes like furniture: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8Cq7aOk6Z/?utm_medium=copy_link
- Aja Barber, Consumed (map is on page 53): https://www.waterstones.com/book/consumed/aja-barber/9781914240041
- The fashion industry is responsible for 10 percent of the world’s carbon emissions, which is more than the emissions from all international flights combined:
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/why-is-sustainable-fashion-expensive
- Business Influencers meme: https://www.tiktok.com/@stitchingsabbatical/video/6980023474681089285?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en
- What Women Want clip: https://youtu.be/R70c3hJczPI
- Frances Corner, Why Fashion Matters: https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-fashion-matters/frances-corner/9780500517376
- Hannah Louise Poston: https://www.youtube.com/c/HannahLouisePoston/videos
particularly referencing this video: https://youtu.be/Oey08JRwUoQ
- Jessica Kellgren-Fozard: https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaKellgrenFozard/videos
- We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer: https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-are-the-weather/jonathan-safran-foer/9780241984918
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