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> C19 has been estimated to cause a 5% dip in global production. Given how controversial this small drop has been, suggesting that people be comfortable with th
by JadeNB 6y ago
> C19 has been estimated to cause a 5% dip in global production. Given how controversial this small drop has been, suggesting that people be comfortable with their natural selves is likely to receive some amount of push-back. (it'd affect not only "beauty" and "fashion", but probably also some fraction of "automotive")
I don't mean to be sarcastic, but I genuinely can't get it. What does "be comfortable with their natural selves" have to do with C19, or a dip in global production?
- 082349872349872 6y agoIf people weren't yearning for unrealistic images (note: this is neutral as to whether the irrealism ultimately comes from demand pull* or production push) the impact on GDP from foregone purchasing would probably be a substantial fraction of the currently observed C19 impact. Beauty: 2% UK consumer expenditure (1,8% UK GDP) Fashion: 7% UK consumer expenditure Transportation: <14% UK consumer expenditure (as noted only a fraction of the automobile part of this might be a more generally male equivalent of fashion) former as given above, latter from https://fashionunited.uk/uk-fashion-industry-statistics/ https://fashionunited.uk/uk-fashion-industry-statistics/ (a decade ago, there seemed to be two distinct types of car brochure: those that show all the happy people inside the car, and those that show the car from the outside, with reflections avoiding any hint of the occupants) * as noted above, even the soviets, not otherwise known for producing a wide range of consumer goods, had fashion mags.