Excess stuff in our society

[redfox]

To add, whenever people set-out used things for free-pickup, I like to think those doing the picking-up are needy, and not just opportunists looking to turn an easy buck.

I like to think of those opportunists as good, old fashioned capitalists being smart about making a buck!

[Zoebird]

honestly, if I am happy having something away -- such that I'm willing to put it out for free -- what someone else does with it is *their* business.

[rgwhitaker]

I really like your daughter's observation: "Every time I buy something, I think: how will I get rid of it when we don't need it any more?"

Very intuitive, she is!

We are a "stuff-oriented" society. TV stations have even taken notice and created reality shows like Hoarders!

I took note of that as well, and it's why I started my own website/blog, specifically targeting the boomers, who have accumulated TONS of stuff throughout their lives!