The ubiquitous nature of 'fast fashion' and planned obsolescence in consumer goods could be seen as an environmental and ethical disaster.

Our current economic model often incentivizes the rapid consumption and disposal of goods, exemplified by industries like fast fashion where clothing items are designed to be cheap, trend-driven, and quickly replaced. This approach, alongside the planned obsolescence of electronics and appliances, generates colossal amounts of waste, depletes natural resources, and often relies on exploitative labor practices. From a future perspective, where resource scarcity might be acute and circular economies are the norm, the deliberate creation of short-lived products and the societal acceptance of constant consumption could appear profoundly wasteful and morally bankrupt. The sheer volume of non-biodegradable waste accumulating in landfills and oceans today might serve as a stark reminder to future generations of our era's unsustainable 'normal'.