I've found synthetic workout clothes last pretty much forever. I have a pair of 15 year old basketball shorts that look about the same as they did brand new whereas the cotton stuff I've bought all would have holes and have faded in color by now.
I've got a pair of Under Armor shirts I've had going on 14 years now. The branding has long since faded away but otherwise they're basically indistinguishable from the day I got them.
These are shirts I've worn for a week straight trekking through Central American rainforests.
Same. I have a workout shirt from when I was 15 (I'm in my 30s now) that has seen literally hundreds, even a thousand+ workouts.
However the cotton fabric used in most off the shelf clothing is also not what it used to be. My dad, who doesn't like to throw things away, still has his old clothes from when he was in his 30s (he is in his late 70s now). They've retained their shape far better than my 3 year old clothes.
Most modern clothes take all the possible shortcuts from material to assembly they possibly can to deliver a $30 sweater that holds up until you pay at the checkout.
If you want a long lasting one, they’re available from specialty manufacturers but the price will be over $200
Work clothes in general tend to be higher quality and last much longer than fast fashion. A pair of chinos or cotton twill pants from a respected workwear manufacturer is what I would recommend for daily wear.
Doesn't matter how much you sweat, it matters what you do with them after the workout. If you wash them or even just let them air out after use, it's not a problem. I have 15+ year old synthetic shirts which have been on dozens of 5+ hour mountain bike rides in 80-90 degree weather and they don't have any scent at all.
That's exactly what I do. Hang them up after riding (on a hanger in the garage) so they dry, then wash with normal detergent and sometimes maybe a bit of powdered OxyClean (sodium percarbonate).
I've had phenomenally gross post-ride jerseys (literally crusted with sweat), but doing this they don't get stinky. I agree that the key is to not let them stay wet and let bacteria grow in it. Get them dry fast, all is good.
Most of us decently paid professionals could do something like that, whether it's working 15 hour weeks (might be hard to find something like that
) or working a contract for a few months each year or just quitting after working 37.5% of a normal career. That's my plan.
It would be especially possible if you lived similarly to how average people did in Keynes' day: e.g. smaller housing, limited car ownership, home cooked meals, simple hobbies. The beauty of it is you still can take advantage of new tech because it has become so cheap.
That doesn't make much sense to me. The purpose black friday sales for companies seems to be 1.) to drive customers to their store where they will also buy non-sale items and 2.) to build brand image and name recognition with potential customers. Neither of these objectives are met by selling to scalpers.
Kandi was already planning to sell an $8000 electric car in California. I believe that includes subsidies and the car only gets 59 miles of range, but it's a start.
And in case you didn't realize, these delivery apps are taking a 20% "marketing fee" out of the food subtotal on every order (in addition to all delivery costs, some of which are paid by the restaurant as well). Just for operating an online menu. How they can be unprofitable with an app that is basically printing money on every order is beyond me.
I think most countries, including the US are missing an opportunity to snag a bunch of highly educated, productive, and anti-communist workers. IMO we should open up the borders for these people for our own benefit.
