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everything is being min-maxed, have you noticed how flimsy and soft cereal boxes have become, and plastic-packaged goods having thinner plastic, and often replaceable lids have been replaced with single-use film (thinking specifically of hummus for this one).

Taking the time to count the ways shrinkflation is (fractionally) eroding quality of life would take an age.

It’s not 100% bad though, what people often don’t realize is that lighter weight packaging for example has a fairly decent impact on emissions!
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Which does nothing to dispel the fears that most "green" movements ultimately mean reduced quality of life.