Or throw away a part of pants because they don’t want to sew up a hole or their sewing machine doesn’t work right? I did sew up a hole in a pair of pants recently because my sewing machine is not working right. We have better know how to do these things if we don’t have the machine or electricity to do them!
I have heard of people throwing away perfectly good garments because of a sagging hem or a missing button, but I really wanted to believe those were just made up stories Old People like to tell to emphasize how stupid young people are these days, as opposed to how brilliant THEY (the OPs) were at that age. :-( Good grief! Sewing on a button is about the easiest thing in the world, as is stitching up a hem! And I’ve repaired holes in work jeans too, though I like iron on patches best for that (though yeah, you do need electricity and a machine (the iron) for them.