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Wouldnt that also require people stop buying/ using more than they need? I know people who go through 5 blouse a day. Or the guy who needs twelve different edts to feel good about himself.
Even with people using more than they need we still overproduce by an alarming amount. Also someone wearing 5 shirts a day doesn't contribute that much to consumption, just extra laundry detergent, which is a resource that can be stockpiled for a long time.
There are a lot of ways that we do over consume, though many of them just... Do kind of go away when we're not run ragged constantly. Don't need to buy shinies to numb the pain when the pain is gone, y'know?
A lot of overconsumption is fueled by industries doing it on purpose, too, clothing being a prime example of that. Clothes used to last, but that's not as profitable as making things without enough seam allowance to alter them, and making them out of cloth so bad it falls apart if you even think of wearing it anyway.
Some of it is definitely personal choice, but I'd wager that most of it is down to the second one, with a runner-up being the first.