• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    Genuinely, I think your examples are negatives

    I love the act of creation. I love molding the world around me. I would rather fix my shoes and repair my shirts than have shitty, unrepairable clothes made from plastic that just dissolve after a couple years

    I think the connection between you and your personal things is good when it’s a long relationship of maintenance and restoration. I think it’s horrible when it’s short and replaceable

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      1 year ago

      Then why don’t you? There is literally nothing stopping you from doing that.

      Your clothing probably isn’t made of plastic. It’s probably made of cotton. If you’re buying unrepairable clothing that’s a choice you made, since I think all of my clothing is repairable and it wasn’t purchased with that intention.

      I know why I don’t spend my time patching holes in my hand made underwear: it would be uncomfortable, and it would take more of my time than a 5 pack of underwear costs.

      We didn’t invent all this stuff because we’re stupid. We invented it because owning one pair of pants for your adult life is just absolutely miserable.

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        1 year ago

        I’m literally wearing a shirt from a decade ago right now. It is made of 100% cotton, and the underarms have ripped recently

        Why? Because my more recent clothing dissolved we when I tugged at them gently. Just fucking fell apart, not even at the seams, just tore like paper

        So I practice on the plastic bullshit so I can sew up the cotton when I need to

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          1 year ago

          I actually don’t believe you. Like I don’t think your shirt fell apart like that, and I don’t think you bought a plastic shirt.

          Fabric lasting a long time isn’t odd. I’ve got a synthetic fabric gym bag from 20 years ago that’s fine. I’ve got a 10 year old synthetic blend shirt that’s never had an issue. I’ve got cotton shirts in the same range.

          Synthetic fibers tend to be more expensive, and are more durable for the fabric weight. It’s why they use them for safety equipment.

          You’re acting like none of us are familiar with clothes. Where are you buying disintegrating shirts, and why ? I’ve never encountered that and I’ve been wearing clothing for quite a while. I’ve only had any type of clothing tear like that if it snags on something like a nail.