I wish I could say it started with Walmart and their drive to push down costs from suppliers. But I now believe that they just took advantage of a situation that was already in the making. The drive to cut corners in every aspect of manufacturing in the name of profits has made every possible thing disposable.

I just inherited an early '70s stereo receiver from my dad. When I opened it up, I was shocked to see the cover was walnut and not plastic. It just goes to show that as product quality degrades, our expectations degrade along with it.

Why did I spend 45m watching an ad?

From 90s into the video: "Particularly our clothing, which accounts for up to 10% of carbon emissions."

That claim seems kind of outlandish, and it doesn't jive with other data I've seen. If you want to buy Patagonia, then do it because you like their quality or value. I really doubt this is moving the needle much on carbon emissions.