THERE IS NO AWAY

平日有個習慣,覺得家中有需要購置新物品時,都會商討是否需要購買,或者有沒有避免買新的可能性。因為我們換了無火煮食,需要一個煎鍋。於是諗下周圍有邊度可以搵到二手。資深二手物品藏寶者大多會去 Asia Expat、Geoexpat 等。最近我去了環境保護署- 香港二手物品交易平台,最終搵到一個非常合心水的煎鍋,盛惠一百大元。我在這個平台看了很久,發現這個應該好少香港人用的平台都有好多、好多物品,於是再想每日 JUPYEAH 審批幾多物品,還是香港其他大大小小的平台和夜冷,二手物品真係何其多。但係每日耗用地球資源、製造過程構成污染、影響生態和人類健康的新物品更多是排山倒海,而過一排它們又會成為舊物的新軍。怎會不想到 CHRIS JORDAN 的作品,然後得到一個結論: WE HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF。問題係:在這個下下要買新物品的年代,WE HAVE WAY TOO MUCH OLD STUFF。

Less Stuff, More Happiness

How can less stuff bring more happiness? Graham Hill has his point! The 350 sq ft apartment bachelor brought out the most important change city life needs – shopping makes our life not better, but narrower because the more we shop, the bigger apartment we want, the more burben to our everything. Let’s be material-wise!