collapse of the old society

Mendable and long lasting clothing needs a firm hand from policy, which can be a nettlesome issue because the concept of "fast fashion" is at the heart of the issue. Textiles produced per capita have skyrocketed, and synthetic clothes fall apart sooner and many can't be mended as easily as traditional textiles, which leads to overconsumption and waste (i.e. "profit"). The synthetic clothes can't be fixed and break down fast. Even nicer clothes break down faster than they should these days. Any legislative agenda to amend it would need to address repairability and durability and have serious teeth - but more to the point, it's an aspect of capitalism that has lacked rails for so long that saying it's gone off the rails barely makes sense.