Christ.

Capitalism laid bare.

Unnecessary consumption and excess waste, all leading to environmental destruction, all for the sake of profit.

All for the same reason so much "work" these days is ultimately pointless: our collective needs can be met by just a few people, but capitalism says no one can live without money, which means they must work. So work must be made for them to do. Everyone must have something to sell (to an employer or to others) or starve, even if society doesn't actually need anything more from them.