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It's definitely a generational thing and younger folks have never seen a repair and retain society or scarcity that drives that hoarding attitude At the point
by gaius 9y ago
It's definitely a generational thing and younger folks have never seen a repair and retain society or scarcity that drives that hoarding attitude
At the point that the fountain of artificially cheap consumer goods from China dries up, they are in for a rude awakening. Suddenly quality items made to last by local craftsmen won't seem so old-fashioned!
- RepressedEmu 9y agoThen we'll just move to the artificially cheap consumer good from Africa (subsidized by Chinese investment). And the cycle will go round and round!
- boondaburrah 9y agoI have a number of things that were made back when repairing was the norm. Unfortunately, I know now if it were to break I wouldn't be able to find a repairman who knew what to do with it for any price I could afford. It'll become cheaper to buy throwaway stuff since the bills for repair are high (or more likely, I'll hoard the stuff until I can save up enough for the repair - but this is difficult when I don't have my own permanent place to live). Unfortunately this is a problem that perpetuates itself. As more people buy the throwaway goods, repairmen see business dry up, and become rarer. The ones left are expensive. Quality items made to last by local craftsmen sound great! As long as there's any craftsmen left by the time people turn to them for business.