Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale

by Adam Minter

Eiko Maruko Siniawer, the foremost historian of Japanese waste and wastefulness, writes that seekers of yutori considered “not just whether a purchase was necessary or not but whether … it would bring pleasure and joy to their heart.”

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Encouraging consumers to think more seriously about the financial, environmental, and personal costs of their consumption would be a major step in addressing the crisis of quality and the environmental and social impacts of too much stuff.