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    Ah - my depression era grandparents never threw things away. One reason: they could re-use the object if it were durable enough. And they did.

    By the '80s (maybe earlier?) they were complaining about the culture of trash. Their survival instincts were telling them to save and re-use. Their shiny new culture was telling them to throw that shit away.

    I won’t link it, but an image can be found easily. Right now I’m looking at a New Era Potato Chip canister that lives in my office. (It’s weird - seriously, google it. “Feast Without Fear.”) It’s still good for storing things.

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        15 days ago
        1. Throwaway comment that mentions a potato chip tin that’s not directly relevant to the comic
        2. Top image results link to etsy and I’m not bothering to check the rules about that
        3. It’s not hard to find
        4. Never expected anyone to lose their shit about it

        Excellent work, though

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      I save things expecting to reuse them, but then I am disorganized and often can’t find them. Often with little computer accessories. So, even if I do need to reuse a dongle or cable, I can’t find it and order a new one anyway.

      I am glad that I am not the type of person who collects items thinking they’ll increase in value, or I’d probably become a full blown hoarder.

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      16 days ago

      A modern example of an exception is Smart Water. The value in the product is almost entirely the lightweight, durable bottle with a common threading.

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          As the other user said, I found them from backpacking for roughly the same reasons.

          Subsequently I’ve found them to be extremely convenient whenever I travel. They fit into a vehicle cup holder, will last months with daily use, and are cheap enough that I don’t care much if I lose or abandon them. If I’m flying I can buy them at the destination. They’re lightweight, durable, disposable, and easily replacable across the US.

          At home, regular life, I avoid the cost and waste with Nalgene & stainless steel. My oldest Nalgene is thirty years old, my oldest stainless steel a third generation hand-me-down that’s eighty years old. This is the way.

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      My pops would keep all his old underwears because to him, they made great rags to clean off the stove and dry the car after a wash.

      The first time my friend helped me wash my dad’s car, he just stared at the underwear like he was on some alien planet.

      Get to drying, dum dum.

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    15 days ago

    I know it’s just a comic strip but I don’t think that’s the thought pattern behind trash accumulation.

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        Today I cleaned the last 6 month supply of empty ritalin pill boxes, felt great! Can’t wait to pile up the next 6months supply

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        There’s that and the “this could be useful later” mentality. Things like empty cans, bread ties, old computer bits, loose tools etc. And though I’m not even close to hoarder (more of a minimalist) saving some stuff has really come in handy, like old cables or aforementioned bread ties

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          Every tech geek got that box of old cables just because they might need one at some point.

          And I for sure keep some extra bread clippy things around because I like them more than the twisty ties. But they also break a lot.

          I also have a bunch of random crap in my drawers. I am organized in so far as everything has a place; but the place itself isn’t organized at all and, like, my nightstand drawer is just a box of random bullshit with 3 or 4 things I use daily. I got a bunch of those little pin-like things that go in Crocs. I don’t even have Crocs. 😭

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        You don’t typically hoard trash, you hoard stuff. Trash accumulation is more from depression.

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    Not how mental illness works, but go off, I guess… 🙄

    (but don’t really, this kind of bullshit only deepens stigma and misunderstanding of how it does work, and makes those who suffer feel even more alienated)

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    Pretty uncool to be making fun of people with a mental disorder.

    The person depicted in this comic is clearly a hoarder and is clearly drawn to be visually reminiscent of a Neanderthal or another less evolved variant.

    Hoarders need help and treatment, not made fun of.
    …But I guess punching down is how people have fun.

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    Everyone in this thread is absolutely roasting the artist right now by saying her self-insert looks like a Neaderthal and spreads a bad image of mental illness.

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      people projecting their personal narrative onto a comic that couldn’t care less about their personal feelings on the matter.

      what’s even funnier than the joke is that these people are actually getting triggered by how much an inanimate comic rejects their personal struggles with mental illness that their illness spills over and out of control.

      it’s a joke. chuckle and move on. your life will be so much better if you learn how to ignore the noise and move forward.

      Screenshot_20241209-234322_Firefox

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      Welcome to Lemmy. You’ll love it here.

      Every joke is scrupulously analyzed for the slightest tinge of character outside of the norm of a leftist echo chamber.

      I’m a leftist as well, fellows, but do we really need to take offense to literally everything?

      It’s a comic, from the two measuring cups guy from when Biden won. He can’t draw that well, but he’s still cool. I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt your widdle feelings too bad.