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My take is the population growth differences that accounts for the premise of the article. The 1950's parents for the first time had extra stuff more so than p
by irjustin 4y ago
My take is the population growth differences that accounts for the premise of the article.
The 1950's parents for the first time had extra stuff more so than previous generations with the rise of consumerism, but they also had larger families where the parents of the 1980's took stuff off their parents hands. Garage sales for sure.
Today, the trend is smaller families while the things of the 80's tend not to transfer as well.
This trend will likely continue to be even worse as fast consumerism + innovation makes many items not last more than a few years.
- _delirium 4y agoThis will be very regional I feel. I have tried to stock my house with used furniture everywhere I've lived. This was very successful when I moved to Cornwall (UK). If you weren't too picky about the styles, there were many options, all at huge discounts over original price. But in contrast to that, in large U.S. urban areas, used furniture shops are not worth your time, with no good deals. I assume this relates, somewhat morbidly, to the difference in death rates vs. new-resident rates.
- eropple 4y agoThe difficulties in finding decent used furniture, and not wanting to buy More Particleboard as I've settled in a house I plan to stay in for a good long while, has got me going the other way and building my own furniture. Articles like this do gently nudge that my personal tastes in styles aren't universal, though, and it will be worth a think at some point as to whether the stuff I'm making is future waste, too.