Hi besties!! Real talk…

I think Micro-trends might be ruining everything...

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Yes, even your mental Health

Lately I’ve been thinking about micro-trends.You know, the aesthetics that flood your TikTok for two weeks, then disappear like they never existed. One day it’s a hairstyle, a dessert, a whole “lifestyle.” Next day? Gone into the void. New obsession unlocked. It looks cute and harmless. But the more you look at it, the messier it gets, for the planet, and for us.

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Cute toys, real damage

The part nobody wants to talk about: Micro-trends are environmental chaos. When trends last 15 minutes, brands pump out cheap stuff that falls apart before you even wear it. And it’s not just fashion. Food trends are doing damage too. That viral Dubai pistachio chocolate? Pistachios are super water-intensive. Labubu? The materials and mass production behind it are super resource-intensive and made with low durability standards. So yeah… a “cute” TikTok toy can pile up in landfills and fuel ecological harm.
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Yes it's Political
Some micro-trends carry real ideas. Take the “trad wife” trend. On the surface, it looks soft and dreamy: pretty dresses, fresh bread, cottagecore vibes. But underneath, it often pushes conservative ideas about women staying home, depending on men, and rejecting feminism. It’s basically politics wrapped in a cute aesthetic, which is why it spreads so fast. Micro-trends don’t just shape what we buy, they shape how we think and what we start to normalize.
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Buy More, Be More?
Micro-trends are peak overconsumption. Nothing lasts, not clothes, not aesthetics, not even who we are online. It’s all speed, novelty, and the lie that buying more = finding yourself. But the more we chase trends, the more disconnected we get from the planet, our values, and ourselves. Micro-trends sell individuality, but produce the same content on repeat. They sell inspiration, but deliver insecurity, pollution, anxiety and sometimes straight-up ideology.
Time to break the cycle