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Stanley Tumblers are PEAK Consumerism (youtu.be)
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[-] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 21 points 7 months ago

Think of stamp-collecting, but instead, you start collecting algorithmically controlled limited-edition thermos flask. The goal of these bottles were to be reusable, but people have started buying them as status symbols, just like Nike - they're not going to be used, they'll "rot" on the shelves. People are not buying them because they care about the environment, but because FOMO.

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

Oh.. People actually collect these? Yeah that's kind of against the idea

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago

I don't even have to guess which country, do I?

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 3 points 7 months ago

I mean it doesn't rot on their shelves, and that's the whole point of then.

When the current owner gets rid of them, someone else will use them.

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