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Gen Z is embracing ‘underconsumptioncore' to fight climate change and inflation (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Adeline Um, a 27-year-old living Boston musician, has recommitted to using every ounce of skincare products from their bottles, as well as continuing to use scruffed-up but functional makeup brushes and wearing 15-year-old clothes.

“I really dislike throwing away food or like when food is rotting. I just feel so guilty about that.”

“You don’t need to buy a new set of hair straighteners just because your current ones are crusty,” she said. “If it still works, it still works. For me, it’s actually been a great reminder.”

Aren't all of these absolutely normal behaviors?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I like to throw bottles of lotion away when they're half full because I feel compelled to fulfil the perception that my generation is wasteful.