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TikTok and them just fuel each other to create fake fomo and it's so crappy. They target kids so hard and take advantage of them wanting to fit in, and get them to just spend money on crap they didn't need to buy anyway. Not to mention they've pushed fashion cycles to be faster to make people think that top they bought 2 months ago is useless and should be thrown out.
The top from 2 months ago frequently does need to be thrown out, because it's so poorly made it lasts only a couple of washes. Even the waste-pickers in the Ghana landfills don't want it.
ClimateTown really drove home how hilariously bad fashion is for basically everyone