"Made in Italy" Is a Lie: The Luxury Supply Chain Scandal Breaking Right Now — "Made in Italy" is a marketing lie. Five luxury brands—Loro Piana, Dior, Armani, Valentino, and Alviero Martini—are under court supervision for labor exploitation. Workers make $4.85/hour while you pay $2,400 for a sweater. Let's look at the math.
Underconsumption Core Is Just Poverty Repackaged as an Aesthetic (And Why That Bothers Me) — Underconsumption Core is TikTok's latest viral trend—using things until they're empty and wearing clothes until they fall apart. But here's the thing: people with actual financial struggles have been doing this forever out of necessity. I break down why this trend gets the behavior right but the framing completely wrong.