This text is the English translation of the article “Bir Duvar Dolusu Paslanmış Jilet: Modernite ve Atık Kültürü“, by Yiğit Yolcu, published on arete portal on 19 August 2022. The text was translated into English by Emin Aslan Özbek. Modernity has brought progress, ease, and comfort to our lives. So, what did it cost? A quote from Le Corbusier’s 1927…