Got addicted to Vinted, I understand over-consumerism now.
I used to see myself on the lower end of consumption. Most of the things I use are old and mended, try to shop local, don't have an amazon account etc. It was also the way for me as I grew up struggling which automatically put a lot of things into luxury category.
Recently, I moved to a new country. Used Vinted to sell off a lot of things, with the hope of buying them back in the new place. The buying back has been a disaster for me. Browsing experience on the website is quite awful, and I ended up keeping the app which I think is deliberate. I got sucked into the fomo, discounted prices, and recommendations of things I don't want. I excused purchases with the logic of them being used, not expensive and having the option for resale while having no regards to the courier involved.
I wanted a formal shirt, and ended up buying 3 or 4. Vinted has this algorithmic recommendation, and I kept seeing better shirts after buying the one I needed. Same with a lot of other things, clubbed with the adrenaline shot of getting a deal, buying something others want etc. I ended up getting a lot of junk.
There was also the danger from selling things. The money comes back to your wallet, and gives the temptation to buy more. I spent so much time and money there on things I don't need, with app reaching the top in terms of screen time.
I know its all an issue of self discipline, but this experience did made me realise the slot machine design format of most things now. Just wanted to share, I think I will stick with real shops from now on, thrifts or not.