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ted (not lasso)
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my loosely held, emerging opinion on crypto’s parallels to fast fashion: the fashion industry produces over 100b products a year, with SHEIN alone adding 10k new product per day (!!). the average product is worn 7-10x before it’s discarded. imo the SHEIN-ification of fashion hasn’t been a net good. it has eroded the cultural and material value of what we wear. people don’t build identities around disposable clothes the same way they build identities around LVMH, Rolex, Levi’s, and other enduring brands that compound meaning over time. the “everything is a token” mantra puts crypto much closer to SHEIN than to LVMH. what once required thought and community (launching a token) has become a game of quantity over quality, and humans aren’t built for infinite new things. the “conceptual Dunbar’s Number” puts a psychological cap on what we can meaningfully track and care about and so the norm in fashion will too apply to crypto: engage an average of 7-10x (if that!) before discarding.
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Quazia
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It’s also worth considering that if people are going to consume something low quality and without lasting power minimizing the resources to feed that perceived need is a net good. Obviously eliminating that style of consumption cycle is ideal, but progress is progress.
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ted (not lasso)
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what do you mean?
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Quazia
@quazia
It’s better to consume fast digital goods vs fast fashion just because it takes less resources. If someone is going to consume something without last power better to not have to have it be a physical garment.
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