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Oh absolutely! With the over-abundance of fast fashion and shopping addiction, the cost conscious route is always to buy second hand. Love platforms like Vinted for that.
Sewing is a hobby like any other, I'm just saying that if you want to make something uniquely yours, the barrier of entry is lower than one might assume. And in the end, making one cute outfit you only wear once is worlds better than getting a cute outfit of Shein and only wearing that once.
My own sewing machine was like 50€ off Aliexpress and I use second hand bed sheets and free patterns. So it actually has worked out for me cost-wise so far, surprisingly 😆 Even got some free extra screws when I took it apart and put it back together once!
Fair question, I personally believe that capitalism runs on money, so stopping things like the rapid decline of manufacturing quality can only be achieved by not playing their game and not giving them money. In this case you could either do it by making things yourself, or by buying things second hand so that the original manufacturer doesn't profit from it. The second option is definitely more practical, but making things from scratch is also pretty fun
There is of course a heavy dose of privilege involved, as there definitely are paradoxical situations where you can't afford to not support shitty practices. Doesn't mean that it's all pointless for all of us and no one should ever try.