Young people on social media are showing off their 12-year-old water bottles, sweaters from high school with patched holes and dish rags made from cut up old T-shirts.
Christine Lan is a Montreal-based content creator, as shown in this undated handout image, who showcases her lifestyle focused on underconsumption and being environmentally friendly. She said the trend is refreshing to see because it's just making the best out of what you have. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Lan initially found success on social media when she posted about how she made her own makeup instead of dropping serious cash at cosmetics retailers. Canada's unemployment rate has been steadily rising, hitting 6.4 per cent in July, data from Statistics Canada shows, as high interest rates slow the economy. However, young people have been hit particularly hard, with the youth unemployment rate reaching 14.2 per cent in July.
Jennifer Wang, a pharmacist and content creator, has been talking about responsible shopping for years and focuses on educating her followers about how to determine the quality of clothing items. Her TikTok profile description says, "buy less but buy well.""The overconsumption we see is usually from influencers who are promoting products," Wang said. But the average person is not consuming in that magnitude, she added.
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