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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee - 100 years ago, buying...
100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction. (Stephanie Pearl-McPhee)

100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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