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"Less is more," they say. And a new social media trend is supporting this idea by encouraging people to stop buying new things, and use what they already have.

"Underconsumption core" content shows people using items and wearing clothes they've had for a long time, instead of buying new things often promoted by influencers.

In the last decade or so, social media has become the home of influencer marketing, where popular content creators use their platforms to promote products to their followers.

This might be anything from showing clothes they've recently bought to opening — or "unboxing" — new products and reviewing them.

According to Statista, 28% of TikTok users bought products influenced by celebrity content in 2022. But some people are growing tired of being told what to buy.

Diana Wiebe, a TikTok creator and self-named "de-influencer," went viral in 2023 when she posted a video of herself reacting to an influencer shopping at Target, an American discount retail chain.

In the video, Wiebe can be seen calling almost every item she sees "garbage," adding, "You don't need that." Many TikTok users supported her message in the comments.

Talking to Atlanta-based Scripps News, Wiebe explained that the new trend is "a direct rejection of overconsumption."

Another TikTok creator, Sabrina Pare, is sharing the same message to her 250,000 followers through videos showing her using items she's had for years, as well as reusing old materials and wearing secondhand clothes.

The content shows followers how underconsumption saves money and is better for the environment.

A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of shoes and clothing was thrown away in 2015, and that could increase to 134 million metric tons by 2030.

While Wiebe told Scripps News that companies making new products may have the biggest impact on the environment, she added, "If we consume less, they're not going to produce as much, and hopefully there will be less waste as well."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Less Is More: What Is 'Underconsumption Core'?

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#165〉2月24日金曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
滝野すずらん丘陵公園/たきのすずらんきゅうりょうこうえん
・クロスカントリースキーの記録会
・小学生から80代までの110人あまりが参加
・10人ずつが1組になって、30秒毎にスタート


［単語］
クロスカントリースキー/くろすかんとりーすきー…走るスキー。山からすべるスキーではない。
記録/きろく..時間などを残すこと
80代/はちじゅうだい…80才から89才
あまり…いじょう


レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#165〉スキーの記録会

In this episode we will talk about 【味道】, you will learn how to say 【sweet, sour, bitter, salty】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Check the script and learn new words. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can then retell the story.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【味道】。
你知道味道是什么意思吗？在英语中我们有taste和smell，一个是通过嘴巴，一个是通过鼻子，在中文里都叫味道。
东西吃到嘴里，有酸甜苦咸四种味道。有人说辣也是味道，其实辣是痛觉，不是味觉。酸的东西有柠檬、醋；甜的东西有糖、蛋糕；苦的东西有咖啡、苦瓜，咸的东西有盐和酱油。一盘菜很好吃，我们可以说“这盘菜味道很好。”
鼻子可以闻到的味道也有很多，例如，花的香味、饭菜的香味，酒精、汽油的气味，还有夏天出了汗以后身上的臭味。如果一个房间很脏很臭，你可以说“这个房间味道真难闻。”
你可能会听到这样的话“这本书越看越有味道。”这里的味道就不是书的味道了，是说这本书很有意思，很吸引你。我们还可以说“她穿这件裙子很有味道。”意思是说这件裙子很适合她，她穿起来很有女人味。有“女人味”这个说法，自然也有“男人味”。当然，这些都是传统的定义，现在的人更追求个性，而不是女人就该有“女人味”，男人就该有“男人味”。
你最喜欢什么味道？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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通过/tōng guò/through
酸甜苦咸/suān tián kǔ xián/sweet, sour, bitter, salty
辣/là/spicy
痛觉/tòng jué/sense of pain
味觉/wèi jué/sense of taste
醋/cù/vinegar
苦瓜/kǔ guā/bitter gourd
酱油/jiàng yóu/soy sauce
闻/wén/to smell
香味/xiāng wèi/fragrance
酒精/jiǔ jīng/alcohol
汽油/qì yóu/gasoline
气味/qì wèi/smell,odour
出汗/chū hàn/sweating
臭味/chòu wèi/stink
难闻/nán wén/smells bad
吸引/xī yǐn/attract
女人味/nǚ rén wèi/girlish, femininity
男人味/nán rén wèi/manly, masculine
自然/zì rán/naturally
传统/chuán tǒng/traditional
定义/dìng yì/definition
追求个性/zhuī qiú gè xìng/seek individuality

Yuli's Chinese Channel

味道 Taste/Smell（Intermediate level）

To think & to know in Swedish. 

I detta avsnittet förklarar jag skillnaden och när du ska använda: tycka/tänka/tro och att veta/känna/kunna på A1-A2- nivå. Det här blogginlägget hjälper vidare i text:

https://www.thelocal.com/20220314/how-to-think-in-swedish-tanka-tro-or-tycka/

https://www.thelocal.se/20180509/the-swedish-teacher-kanna-veta-kunna-kanna-till-language/

Hoppas det hjälper någon att få klarhet i dessa viktiga verb för att kunna tala bra svenska.

(!) Jag har många lediga tider och tar gärna emot nya studenter!

Ha det bra så hörs vi snart.
Matilda

Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska : Att tycka/tänka/tro & Att veta/känna/kunna a1+-a2

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