Cheyenne Lin | Made to Break: Why Everything We Buy Today Is Trash @CheyenneLin | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 5 hours ago
From fast fashion to fast furniture to made to break appliances, everything we buy today, no matter where you are in the world, is trash. This video essay delves into the history of labor exploitation, imperialism, and how they’ve resulted in the horrible working conditions and products we have today.

Special thanks to these content creators for their amazing narration:

Aishyo youtube.com/@Aishyo
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land youtube.com/@ForeignManinaForeignLand
LadyKnightTheBrave youtube.com/@Ladyknightthebrave
Lola Sebastian youtube.com/@LolaSebastian
OliSUNvia youtube.com/@oliSUNvia

TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Content Note 0:33
Special Thanks to... 0:45
Part 1: A Short History of Labor Hierarchies and Global Manufacturing 0:59
Part 2: Fast Fashion Just Keeps Getting Worse 21:13
Part 3: Fast Furniture: Everything Is Ugly 32:05
Part 4: Fast Appliances: Made to Break 38:10
Part 5: The Loss of Valuable Life Skills 43:34
Part 6: Reverse Outsourcing: Fuyao Glass 46:26
Conclusion 50:15

Sources: We’re Buying Trash - Sources docs.google.com/document/d/17A8QDyP_C7gqTnmOllKt_WaDIJuPnsaV4TOUlodWzOI/edit?usp=sharing

Music:
🎵 Evil Plan - Kevin MacLeod 🎧 No Copyright Music 🎶 YouTube Audio Library

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youtube.com/@Slightly_Scripted

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