The most affluent consumers account for a bigger share of total US spending, reinforcing the lopsided dynamic of unbothered consumption for the wealthy and more cautious shopping for everyone else.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    this is exactly my thought too. I am only replacing, and buying food. I am in the market for a guitar but those aren’t typically made with obsolescence in mind plus they can be repaired which goes into a local persons labour which I am also ok with.

    but yes, everything is just… why… it’s so saturated with junk that I’ve checked out completely.