Not trying to disagree or being disrespectful in any way, but just wanted to add on as donating clothing and the chain of donation it is something I study in depth in school, and most of the clothes that are donated *don't* end up with people who genuinely need it -- they largely end up in landfills or are [sold by the pound or ton to the developing world](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-african-countries-dont-want-your-used-clothing-anymore_us_57cf19bce4b06a74c9f10dd6), by Western charity shops and thrift stores that can't handle the overwhelming stock that they receive on a weekly basis. Apart from designer labels or things that can sell quickly, most of these clothes (especially in the modern age of fast fashion) are really so worthless that it's more profitable for charity shops to just sell them for dirt cheap by the truckload. They are then purchased by exporters who sell them to the third world. When they arrive there, they are so plentiful, and so cheap, that they put local garment makers and craftsmen out of business as their labor, no matter how cheap cannot compete with the amount of trash we produce. [A lot of East African countries have been calling for the ban of our imported trash for years](https://www.dw.com/en/east-africa-pushes-second-hand-clothing-ban/a-42747222), with ineffective results as the Western secondhand clothing industry is such a massive complex that can easily overpower local demands. There is virtually *no one who genuinely needs it* at this point, the only people this benefits are the companies who sell our trash by the pound globally.

Which is why minimalism is *great*, it's all about buying less things you don't need, which is better for the environment, for your carbon footprint, for local economies, for clearing your mind and mental health.

I know a lot of people, especially people in my family who still consume like crazy and (well-meaningly) think they're doing good because they think they're helping the less fortunate by giving away their used clothes, and they don't realize that there are far too many clothes in the world, most of these clothes are largely unwanted, and they disrupt a lot of local and craft economies in developing countries. A very literal example of this is in Sweden [a power plant is literally burning excess H&M clothes for fuel](https://qz.com/1138035/a-swedish-power-plant-is-burning-discarded-hm-clothes-for-fuel/). This happens a lot in China as well as that's where a lot of cheaper goods are made.

There are way too many clothes in the world and even the least fortunate have access to them. That's why the best solution is to just consume less. Which is why we are all here of course ;)