Our Throwaway Society

Over at The Critic, the critical doctor takes a trip to a waste disposal site to get rid of a broken toaster and gleans new insight into human nature.

Like almost everyone else, I regret the throwaway society: I remember the days when even socks were darned and whatever was broken was repaired. How can we value anything very much if we just dispose of it when it breaks or is damaged?

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