That is such an interesting question, especially in our modern context. So I think that because of capitalism we are used to buy a lot of things and they are usually in a cheaper quality that it used to be. So for example, when you buy some kitchen use and sales on the internet of Amazon, for example, they’re going to be made of cheap plastics and manufactured at the other side of the world in China. And when they arrived at your home after one month or two months, they are going to be in such a disastrous condition. condition so you’re going to replace them. But the fundamental thing behind this behavior is that it’s complete consumerism. You’re just going to buy and buy and consume more products. So I think that we need to go back to old ways of consuming things and buying things to actually have more durable ways of living.
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That is such an interesting question, especially in our modern context. I think that because of capitalism, we are used to buying a lot of things, and they are usually of cheaper quality than they used to be. For example, when you buy kitchen items on the internet, like on Amazon, they are often made of cheap plastics and manufactured on the other side of the world in China. When they arrive at your home after one or two months, they are often in such a disastrous condition that you will need to replace them. The fundamental issue behind this behavior is complete consumerism. You just keep buying and consuming more products. I think we need to return to older ways of consuming and buying things to actually have more durable ways of living.
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