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[marenkate @marenkate]

U.S. thrift and used-goods stores sold 15% more in the first seven months of 2026 than a year before ~ retail overall grew 5%.

More of us are thrifting, yet more of what we're seeing on the racks is priced close to new.

[marenkate @marenkate]

81% of Americans say they actively try to tune out ads.

Meanwhile, advertising is now a $1T+ global industry.

So the better we get at ignoring marketing, the louder it gets 🤔

[marenkate @marenkate]

Listening to users > listening to experts

[marenkate @marenkate]

The $8 Keychain Thats Worth More Than My $400 Car Key: What Your Stuff Says About Value https://t.co/ZxwC5IuG2k via @LinkedIn

[marenkate @marenkate]

If you’re interested in a topic… consider curating what already exists.

Do we really need another ‘how-to’ guru, pumping out reams of AI-assisted common sense?

If you want to build… do so.

But if you do so, for our collective sanity…

But build real things.