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re: environmentalism & "fast fashion"

There's an opportunity in there somewhere.

What if clothing were made to order locally?

I've been pitching the idea to any one who will listen. Many makerspaces already have stuff for textiles. Kids these are really into cosplay, crafts, homemade. Outside of a few STEM hubs, there's excess warehouse space AND untapped labor.

Etc.

The pendulum swings back.

While a child labor force sweating away over textiles in a rundown warehouse may be a classic business model, it could be a difficult idea to pitch nowadays.

Well said, I would say the same goes for food, the monetary cost is way too low and the environmental damage is way too high.

Some people can not afford food. I grew up in a single parent household, 2 boys who ate like horses. My poor mother could not keep up feeding us working her $12/hr job. We ate food from a store where products go before they go to trash (I believe).

That is an absolutely terrible idea.