Macroeconomic Monitor

2024.01.08

Garbage Generation: Nothing Bought Works

Author: Walter Kirn About five years ago, I bought an old juicer for seven dollars at a thrift store. It was one of those little, old-fashioned kitchen gadgets that looked like they were made to withstand a blast or a hammer blow. As soon as I turned the motor on with the metal knob, the drive shaft spun a heavy ceramic head made of …

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