Danielle Vermeer
@daniellevermeer
Co-Founder & CEO of Teleport. Writer of Goodwill Hunting, a newsletter hunting the best pre-loved fashion finds, insights, and jobs. 11+ years of buying no new clothes.
Danielle Vermeer
Do Things That Don't Scale
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Eschewing an overt materialism, the rich are investing significantly more in education, retirement and health. Education accounts for almost 6% of top 1% household expenditures, compared with just over 1% of middle-income spending. Inconspicuous consumption confers social mobility.
bbc • The new, subtle ways the rich signal their wealth
Helpsy Shop offers an array of pre-loved men’s, women’s, kids’ and baby clothing as well as accessories that are sorted by brand, size and new arrivals.
Clothing Recycler Helpsy Launches Storefront to Keep Up With Resellers
Signaling and counter-signaling are hidden methods of communicating with each other. We do it all the time as a way to “prove” we are who and what we claim to be.
Farnam Street • Signaling: The Language Peacocks, Gazelles, and Humans All Speak
Per the Clean Clothes Campaign, only about 2 percent of the world’s 60 million garment workers earn a living wage.
The Cut • Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable?
"Grind culture thrives on us remaining in our heads, unable to allow the technology of our divine bodies to soar and develop. There is massive knowledge and wisdom lying dormant in our exhausted and weary bodies and hearts."
glennon doyle • How to Finally Rest with Tricia Hersey
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