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What I mostly hear about Shein is their impact on the climate and how 'non-green' they are.
It's great. China does something faster, cheaper, and more effectively than us? They're bad for the environment. They're not sustainable. But have you considered the climate impact?
Greenwashing is so pervasive it's adopted in leftist circles as well, but it's an integral part of the imperialist toolkit.
edit: finished the video, the conclusion is basically it. shein didn't invent this system, they're just better at it. I remember IKEA being a famous example some 15 years ago, creating pressure on smaller suppliers because they negotiate for a very low price, but at least they're a reliable customer.
what the fuck even is this comment
I don't know, what the fuck is yours? why did you feel it was worth spamming my notifications with this?
Mfw fast fashion is somehow ok for the environment because it's China doing it.
I get not shitting on China for no reason like the imperialists do, but glazing China for things that are still obviously bad is a wild take. Fuck fast fashion and fuck this comment. Consumerist apologist slop.
I didn't say it's good when China does it, I said they do it better than the west and that's when accusations against Shein come up.
Either way I don't remember asking for your opinion about my comments.
Did you watch the video? The interesting thing is apparently Shein is not actually popular among Chinese people. It makes me wonder whether "fast fashion" is in general. Further, the way they produce things seems better for the environment, since they are not overproducing so much and instead are producing in relation to monitoring of trends. It has a cost, which is the frantic labor of the workers, but I did not see anything that suggests the working conditions are equivalent to a company like Amazon where somebody can die on the warehouse floor. It would be important to know, for example, what happens if a worker has an issue.