index consumerism
[Link] How Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Used Big Tech to Change the Way We Shop
Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com
Depending on where you’ve been scrolling online this past year, you might have seen ads for a company called Shein, bearing taglines like “Make every day your Shein day!” and offers to win 250 outfits with a single click.
apps audio articles big data china chinese companies consumer habits consumerism fashion fashion brands fashion industry fast fashion interviews online stores shein company shopping apps startups vice.com web services
[Link] Cardboard shortages deal another blow to strained supply chains
Read: 31/10/2021 arstechnica.com
First it was toilet paper. Then it was processors and other silicon. Now it’s cardboard. (And there’s a whole lot of other stuff in between.) The latest kink in the planet’s ever-gnarled supply chain is one that is sending retailers, shippers, and consumers all scrambling.
amazon cardboard consumer habits consumerism covid covid supply shortages covid19 megacorps paper supply chains supply shortage
[Link] Department of Commerce Says We Need Fewer Repair Restrictions
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a federal agency that advises the president on telecom issues, has sent a letter to the Copyright office detailing a list of exemptions it believes should be made to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA).
consumerism copyright copyright law dmca drm hardware hacking hardware teardown products right to repair us agencies us law usa vice.com
[Link] A Bernie Mittens Costume Is Selling on Dolls Kill for $85
Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Dolls Kill, the online purveyor of e-girl wares and platform boots, is selling a hot Sen. Bernie Sanders Halloween costume that only costs $85, or nearly 12 hours of labor for shoppers who make the federal minimum wage—pre-taxes!
bernie sanders consumerism dolls kill brand fashion halloween us politicians usa vice.com
[Link] How to Find the Perfect Plain White Tank Top
Read: 18/8/2021 www.vice.com
Summer in New York is a lobster pot of sweat, poppers, and rogue AC unit drips. I love it. I fear it. I need to be better equipped for it, as a Californian who just moved to Brooklyn who is still learning the ropes of Heattech, rolling carts, and flirting with your bodega cat.