Let’s be actual: the web is filled with a variety of the identical stuff. From spinoff content material on social media to web sites that each one look the identical, what was as soon as a portal to new worlds and experiences has been feeling a bit dry not too long ago, like I’ve seen all these things earlier than. And now, even the merchandise being offered to us — clothes, house decor, devices, and extra — wanting eerily much like each other.
This week on The Vergecast, visitor host Mia Sato talks to YouTube health pioneer Cassey Ho (higher often called Blogilates) in regards to the well-oiled machine that’s the dupe financial system. Ho shares her expertise creating her personal line of athletic put on that eventually will get ripped off by numerous copycats — and the way she tries to battle again.
Then, Mia brings an audio diary from a go to to Fabscrap, a textile recycling facility in Brooklyn, that’s working to avoid wasting cloth and different supplies from the landfill. Style is a wasteful trade, not in contrast to tech — fortunately, there are folks like Fabscrap workers and volunteers who’re working in the direction of options.
Lastly, Victoria Music swings by to assist reply a hotline query about the way to make the high-tech Clueless closet a actuality. If in case you have a query for us, name 866-VERGE11 or e mail vergecast@theverge.com.
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