Generally better for the environment as it uses less resources in production and faux leather is not nearly as durable. A majority of hides are meat industry byproducts, no animal is killed exclusively for its skin. If you're going to slaughter an animal for meat, I believe to have justification for that using every part is important.
The Age of Stupid continues.
History, always with us,
always contemporary, is rolling on the floor
helplessly crying with laughter.
Meanwhile, unnoticed
the 2007/2008 crash is sitting on a bench
eating peanuts
which is all The Age of Stupid
will ever earn