Consumer Culture

We're All Buying H&M in a World Where We Want to Stand Out

A reflection on fast fashion, sameness, and the paradox of wanting individuality from mass-produced clothes.

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Consumer Culture

The essay asks why, despite our hunger to be unique, we gravitate towards the same global chains—and what that says about aspiration, affordability, and algorithm-led taste.