I’m wondering if we’re starting to see a sustainable (no pun intended) trend here. Robin is making different soap and exploring fair trade and locally produced food. Raleigh Denim started a business out of their house making different jeans with local materials and vintage equipment.
What it would take to rebalance our economic system so that quality local goods and grown foods were affordable and available to most people. Is it even possible?
July 26, 2010 at 9:43 am
Practically speaking, no, not really. Strictly speaking it’s possible, but everyone would have to be happy with having a lot less of everything. Which doesn’t appear impossible, but equally doesn’t look likely to happen any time soon.
It wouldn’t be hard to prove, really. Run the numbers and figure out how much Robin and Raleigh Denim have to charge for their soap and jeans to make a profit. Then go down to Wal-Mart and see how much soap and jeans cost there. Notice that most people seem perfectly fine with buying $3 jeans from Wal-Mart even if the locally produced, vintage, totally authentic MAAN alternative’s a lot nicer. There’s your problem, in a nutshell.