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‘I’m not buying new stuff any more’: the young people getting into ‘degrowth’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The better quality is the key here. The shit made today are intentionally made to be replaced.

Pyrex is the best example. The old-school Pyrex logo means it's made from really tough glass whereas the newer logo means it's shit and will shatter when going from hot to cold (oven to countertop).

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wondered about this and apparently it's a bit more complicated, funnily enough since 2007 European Pyrex is the older style borosilicate glass again

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex#Composition

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yep, there's an excellent video by Ann Reardon talking about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVbkDAw4aJs