#friendly trend

[elka-tradishkin]

Relatives, hello. In general, it seems to me that a good idea has matured in my head. I have sometimes seen something similar to my idea among Russian content, but I cannot know for sure if there is something similar among English content. But still, I want to share with you, why not?

I like to associate myself with someone or something, and I think I'm not the only one. So, I can share this with you, with my, let's say, like-minded people, and at the same time so that you share it with others.

So, the pictures above are arranged in order. If I were:

1) A musical group/performer. (Astera sounds)

2) A place. (The roof of a multi-storey building)

3) Time. (21:21)

4) Animal. (The Frog)

5) Style. (Kid core)

6) A character. (Luz Noceda)

7) A musical instrument. (Kalimba)

8) The disorder. (obsessive-compulsive dreaming syndrome)

[reasonsforhope]

It’s an open secret in fashion. Unsold inventory goes to the incinerator; excess handbags are slashed so they can’t be resold; perfectly usable products are sent to the landfill to avoid discounts and flash sales. The European Union wants to put an end to these unsustainable practices. On Monday, [December 4, 2023], it banned the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.

“It is time to end the model of ‘take, make, dispose’ that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy,” MEP Alessandra Moretti said in a statement. “Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will contribute to a shift in the way fast fashion manufacturers produce their goods.”

This comes as part of a broader push to tighten sustainable fashion legislation, with new policies around ecodesign, greenwashing and textile waste phasing in over the next few years. The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years. It’s not yet clear on whether the ban applies to companies headquartered in the EU, or any that operate there, as well as how this ban might impact regions outside of Europe.

For many, this is a welcome decision that indirectly tackles the controversial topics of overproduction and degrowth. Policymakers may not be directly telling brands to produce less, or placing limits on how many units they can make each year, but they are penalising those overproducing, which is a step in the right direction, says Eco-Age sustainability consultant Philippa Grogan. “This has been a dirty secret of the fashion industry for so long. The ban won’t end overproduction on its own, but hopefully it will compel brands to be better organised, more responsible and less greedy.”

Clarifications to come

There are some kinks to iron out, says Scott Lipinski, CEO of Fashion Council Germany and the European Fashion Alliance (EFA). The EFA is calling on the EU to clarify what it means by both “unsold goods” and “destruction”. Unsold goods, to the EFA, mean they are fit for consumption or sale (excluding counterfeits, samples or prototypes)...

The question of what happens to these unsold goods if they are not destroyed is yet to be answered. “Will they be shipped around the world? Will they be reused as deadstock or shredded and downcycled? Will outlet stores have an abundance of stock to sell?” asks Grogan.

Large companies will also have to disclose how many unsold consumer products they discard each year and why, a rule the EU is hoping will curb overproduction and destruction...

Could this shift supply chains?

For Dio Kurazawa, founder of sustainable fashion consultancy The Bear Scouts, this is an opportunity for brands to increase supply chain agility and wean themselves off the wholesale model so many rely on. “This is the time to get behind innovations like pre-order and on-demand manufacturing,” he says. “It’s a chance for brands to play with AI to understand the future of forecasting. Technology can help brands be more intentional with what they make, so they have less unsold goods in the first place.”

Grogan is equally optimistic about what this could mean for sustainable fashion in general. “It’s great to see that this is more ambitious than the EU’s original proposal and that it specifically calls out textiles. It demonstrates a willingness from policymakers to create a more robust system,” she says. “Banning the destruction of unsold goods might make brands rethink their production models and possibly better forecast their collections.”

One of the outstanding questions is over enforcement. Time and again, brands have used the lack of supply chain transparency in fashion as an excuse for bad behaviour. Part of the challenge with the EU’s new ban will be proving that brands are destroying unsold goods, not to mention how they’re doing it and to what extent, says Kurazawa. “Someone obviously knows what is happening and where, but will the EU?”"

-via British Vogue, December 7, 2023

[captainmaxatx]

I love the Deadpool fanfictions where someone is like

“Don’t you know Deadpool is unpredictable and dangerous,”

And then one of his loved ones is like

“You mean Wade? I mean yeah he’s the human embodiment of ADHD and could kill a man without breaking a sweat, but he’s also full of love and fiercely loyal, he’s a good person”

[acetier]

another elden ring art dump feat. torin & friends

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

What if there was a sandbox video game that had sharks in it, and when you kill too many sharks it starts affecting the ocean ecosystems in the game in a negative way that harms the player. And everything goes back to normal only when there’s enough sharks again and you leave them alone. What then huh

[simplydnp]

something about dan wearing the moth shirt and phil's socks having holes in them

[chasing-faith-and-fate]

Moon 24

Moon 23.1 | Moon 24.1

[sea-jello]

hong kong miku,,,

[shitty-proendo-blackout-posts]

What about enfoxenics :)

foxes :)

[shima-draws]

I finally watched The Amazing Digital Circus after seeing all the hype about it (and it's STILL no.1 on trending. Wild) and now I have been struck by the curse of theme song stuck on repeat in brain. Help

...Gangle and Zooble and Kinger too, Ragatha, Jax and there's Kaufmo (woo-hoo!!!) Day after day after day after day after day--

[ericaportfolio]

I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but I had to get it out of my system after recent internet events.

If I had a nickel for every time when there's a dark puppet kid show concept presented in a show, video game(s) (series franchises), or an analog website series format, I would have four nickels. That's not a lot, but it's funny that it happened quadruple.

[roseredsnow]

OK so because I got two posts almost in a row, I know it's aro week and that's why people want it trending.

But Palestine isn't in the top 9 right now and I think that's more important to be up there so could we please show at least as much effort, preferably more.

[sspiderj]

i fucking hate the casual trend on tiktok. ‘was it casual when we (insert something that isn’t inherently romantic)’ yeah probably. if you expect someone to reciprocate your romantic feelings based on something only you took as romance you’re actually a shitty person

[zymstarz]

the reason aromantic is trending makes me so tired. "cis het-aligned aspec people arent texhinically queer!!" the planet is on essentially irreversible fire [both figuratively and literally] and youre trying to reaurface decade old, online exclusive queer infighting. its pointless, its embarrassing, and its insane that you think saying "nuh uh" will suddenly "fix" some hypothetical cis het-aligned aspec's connction to not fitting in... especially when this exact behavior proves the point of them not fitting in. if youre that obsessed with micromanaging and cultivating who considers themselves queer to your specific liking, then i hope the next queer person you meet in real life has such a wildly contradictory and differently labeled identity and it makes your head explode. fuck you

[missingexaltation]

The codependency issue:

(probs not a popular opinion but...meh)

Steddie break up after a couple of months because of how codependent Steve and Robin are. Eddie's fed up because he never gets time with Steve without her, unless they're literally going to be intimate. Even then, Robin makes a face and a jokes about it, while Steve laughs and walks her to the door.

Eddie can handle that, kind of, but he can't handle it a few days later when Robin stays in the bed with them after a night of watching movies. It's the first proper fight that he had with Steve, and they don't even see each other for a couple of weeks, let alone talk.

When the kids ask, Steve and Robin have wound themselves up to the point where they think that Eddie was being really controlling, and as a consequence the kids are all pissed at Eddie, who disappears off the radar.

Nothing much changes until Robin gets a girlfriend, and is instantly spending less time with Steve. Instead of being together 24/7, she's suddenly busy all the time and Steve feels lost without her. They have a fight about this too.

'You were with me and Eddie all the time' versus 'I'm allowed to want privacy Steve'.

He bumps into Eddie, who's very upset when Steve tells him how they're fighting too. 'I get called an asshole for wanting to hang out with my boyfriend alone, but it's fine for Robin to want the same with her girlfriend? Screw you both, man.' He says, and walks off, blaming them for turning the kids against him.

Steve's reeling by all this. He feels like he's being abandoned by everyone he loves, and ends up working through a six pack with Hopper, who gives him fatherly advice.

Steve wants everyone to be happy all of the time, Hopper says, and sometimes it's not possible. Nobody is entirely in the wrong, but Steve is gonna have to talk to them both to explain how he feels, and see how they feel. Hopper also makes a gentle point of saying that Steve might feel like he has to give people whatever they want so that they stay with him, which is probably a consequence of his parents abandoning him.

Steve goes to Eddie first, and it takes less than a minute for him to start bawling his eyes out. Eddie crumbles too, he was genuinely upset about losing Steve, and after a long talk they decide to try again, but with boundaries in place.

It takes a few days for Steve to work up the nerve to talk to Robin, and she immediately apologises too. Her girlfriend had pointed the same things out to her about their codependency, and she was similarly embarrassed by how she'd treated Steve and Eddie and indirectly contributed to their break up.

Things are a little awkward for a while, but they're fully patched up by the time Robin and her girlfriend head off to college together.

Steve and Eddie stay in Hawkins for a while, saving up to go on a long road trip around the country in style. They end up in Robin's college state and hang out for a while before going their separate ways again until the following summer.

[johnsspacesuittight]

It’s my favourite time of year once more where I get to experience melodifestivalen second hand from Swedish tumblr with absolutely zero context and only like 70% understanding of Swedish