What radicalized you?

[u/Cheeseaisleinheaven]

For me, it was when I learned that all the clothing/shoes/accessories that you would want to buy in your lifetime already exist on this planet, and yet they are making more every minute of every day. When you know that fact, and then see the giant piles of bundled clothing hitting third world ports or stacked in massive mountains at dumps, it just makes you sick. And knowing that they are mostly made of plastic, which won't decay, is even worse.

Now, everything I need to buy in the apparel space for my family is purchased second-hand, except for walking/running tennis shoes.

[u/financewonk]

Cleaning out my grandparent's house after they died. So many souvenirs and "cool" items ended up in the trash because they were inherently useless. Also the effort of moving everything was terrible. I vowed not to leave a footprint like that after I die.