If nothing else this should do quite a lot to reduce carbon emissions, and I'm only half joking here.<p>Now if we could change fashion from fast fashion to focus on durability that would be an even bigger change. And it is not completely unrealistic:<p>While I have no hard and fast rule to go by on how exactly this could turn out I do sense a <i>huge opportunity</i> for one or more smaller brands to more or less <i>utterly disrupt</i> big chunks of the clothes manufacturing industry by providing reliable, repairable and nice garments.<p>Such efforts exist, but I'm waiting for something to hit mainstream:<p>- Nudie Jeans (expensive but not extremely expensive jeans) has repair spots :<a href="https://www.nudiejeans.com/repair-spots" rel="nofollow">https://www.nudiejeans.com/repair-spots</a><p>- Norrøna (high end sports wear) repairs: <a href="https://www.norrona.com/en-GB/Help-me/Repairs/" rel="nofollow">https://www.norrona.com/en-GB/Help-me/Repairs/</a><p>- Alfa-for-life (trekking shoes, about $500 a pair) are replaceable part by part: <a href="https://alfaoutdoor.com/alfa-for-fe" rel="nofollow">https://alfaoutdoor.com/alfa-for-fe</a><p>As it it happens I work next to a Norrøna store, and they are serious about: When I was there there was a long row of garments waiting there, and some of them must be well above 20 years old based on how the logo and the style has changed over the years.
Nice, although would be nicer as a table so I wouldn't have to pointlessly scroll a dozen times.<p>Edit: scrolling is part of the shtick. Mi scuzi, mi scuzi!
It's serendipitous that the 2nd item on the front page is:
"Evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks"<p>And the coronavirus is pretty much a case of "Evidence of massive-scale biological contagion through capitalistic networks"<p>Capitalism is a greedy process, and the governments pretty much took what they could until they couldn't ignore it any more. I know that people need to work to eat, and capitalistic losses also mean losses of lives. But at the same time, I feel like the U.S and other countries were playing fast and loose while China was getting ganked by the virus. We should have showed more solidarity instead of acting like we are invincible. And now the retribution is hell to pay as the virus ravages large cities like NYC.