Opinion | Preaching sustainability, practising overconsumption
Summary
Festive shopping and social media-driven consumer habits are fueling overconsumption in Nepal, with households spending heavily on clothes and household goods. The essay links fast fashion and textile waste to climate change and urges people to practice sustainability in their own choices.
Key Points
- Festive promotions, bonuses and social-media-driven shopping habits are encouraging Nepalis to overconsume, especially on clothing and household items.
- The article says retail therapy, dopamine-driven buying and pressure to appear different contribute to compulsive purchasing and waste.
- It links fast fashion, textile waste and the production of synthetic fibers to greenhouse-gas emissions and climate damage.
- The writer urges people to stop preaching sustainability and start practicing it by reusing items and buying less.
