Join The Humane League and Tab for a Cause to end animal suffering today for free: https://tabforanimals.org/immy Chapters: 00:00 intro 01:52 Sponsored segment Tab for a Cause 03:31 What is Consumer Engineering 06:40 Planned Obsolescence 11:25 Why do we expect everything to be cheap? 14:32 Shein as an example of why 16:50 Conclusion In my "Why the Low Buy Trend is taking over in 2025" video I talked about why I think the "no buy" or "low buy" trend is taking over in 2025. From economic instability, to trends like underconsumption core, overconsumption core, the rise of hobbies and the desire to stop doom scrolling and live a more fulfilling life, we discuss it all. ► Watch it here: » https://youtu.be/J5aO3cSWl2I Articles / Podcasts: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-shein-influencer-trip-presents-a-major-problem https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/shein-fast-fashion-slow-ipo/bb684a6c-46b7-4531-8033-9ba94f9694cc ► JOIN ME DAILY ON INSTAGRAM » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainably_vegan/ ► GET CONNECTED » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablyvegan » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@immylucas » Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sustainablyvegan ►For business inquiries: info@immylucas.com #videoessay #commentary #overconsumption so I've been thinking about my consumption, my spending, where my value lie and I think I want to do a low buy year next year so here are some of my thoughts, and how I'm going about planning for it...

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