Archive talk:000/Clothing
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Intro: In first-world countries, a large percent of people are trying to de-clutter their homes. They have more things than they have space for. Donating things is certainly better than throwing things out, but still, thrift stores & charities are overrun with items. They themselves have to throw them out or shred them and recycle them. Fundamentally, first-world countries have too many second-hand things and not enough people wanting them. Meanwhile, some of those items might be highly sought after in other countries. Headings
- Analysis needed
- Clothing ownership per capita by country
- Demand for different material things, by country
- Space to store things - homes vs other spaces, by country
- Perspectives
- That article (find it again) about the traditional Nigerian tailor saying how the market is "polluted" by donations from the first world
- He has a point when talking about warm sweaters and coats not needed in Nigeria
- But it ignores the perspective of other Nigerians who don't sell clothes, and might need clothes. Sellers want less abundance in the market - everybody else doesn't. Also, keep in mind, the clothes he sells are hand crafted and labor intensive. Maybe not the most scaleable way to meet human needs.
- If it turns out that clothes are not in high demand in Nigeria, there are still probably other countries where they are. See analysis needed.
- That article (find it again) about the traditional Nigerian tailor saying how the market is "polluted" by donations from the first world
Also, maybe all of this could be in a page called stuff or clutter instead.