Yeah, I can see that, but I kind of specifically like that what I see on Lemmy is at a more human pace and that I can talk to fellow Lemmings in any thread if I choose. Last year, some of the sports communities here were just bot-posting every single reddit topic and it was exhausting. It’s not that I think there’s no potential use case, just not compatible with how or why I use lemmy.
I would not be interested, personally. Either you’re like me, and still pop over to Reddit as long as certain subs have something to offer, or you’re like most of the rest here and specifically wanted away from Reddit entirely. For either use case, I don’t really see the value-add in clogging up Lemmy with Reddit noise. I graze over there, trying not to be too ideological about it but accepting it’s on a downward trend and that meaningful interaction is limited, but I actually engage with people here.
Yeah, some suspicions about my level of motivation at work would be confirmed, and my perfectly adequate but kinda basic neighbors might realize it’s not just my being awkward AF that keeps me from hanging out more, but that’s probably the worst of it. Half the things I delete are to make it slightly harder to dox me than it is now, and most of the rest are things I’ve said elsewhere but don’t feel like defending point-by-point in that particular thread.
Just FYI the US Customary units for A4 are wrong on that image. For my fellow Americans, it’s 8.3" x 11.7".
I spent three weeks in Belgium twenty years ago studying the EU’s structure, with a lot of time spent on the “Constitution” treaty that failed in 2005. The professors were all generally in favor of it, so maybe they overstated its benefits and definitely overstated its chances, but it sure seems like it would have helped.
Also, the pea soup at the university canteen was surprisingly good.
“Nobody” is perhaps overstating it, but that’s certainly the case in many places. I was mostly just funnin’, but there are certain circles in parts of the US with prominent barbecue cultures where the distinction is useful and common enough that there’s a reasonable chance of causing confusion if you don’t make it.
L0: acting like “grilling” is barbecue.
I don’t think the original idea was to avoid ever washing them. You’d just buy them big and wash them yourself every so often, and the color hardly mattered at all. They would have held up better to hand washing and line drying anyway.
But yeah, preserving the exact fit and look of raw denim is where this idea of never washing jeans came from. It’s not my look or an area where I put a lot of my energy, but I get it, the process and the extra maintenance of some things can be worth it. I have fountain pens for god’s sake, LOL. That said, if you aren’t willing to trust the gentle cycle with Woolite three times a year, maybe raw denim is not for you, because I will die on the hill that never washing your pants is gross.
So when Levi’s first started selling denim work pants forever ago, they came “raw” meaning they’ve never been stretched or pre-washed. Much later, raw denim became some sort of fashion statement, and because the pants were specifically not made with any concern for color stability or shape retention, they can look and feel very different after washing, especially in residential equipment.
The issue is that in turning obsolete work pant technology into a fetishized aesthetic, some people give up all perspective and wear disgusting dirty clothes. I am all for indulging a little anachronism and inconvenience for personal preference, even making it a hobby, but you gotta wash your fuckin’ pants sometimes. That goes double if they’re not actually raw denim and could undoubtedly hold up longer because the cloth had been processed, and/or they are already much less resistant to dirt and farts.
Okay, I’m sensitive to the fact that both Unilever and Levi’s want to sell more product, and that 24 hours is not some magic number for everything, but for fuck’s sake people, wash your goddamn pants sometimes. I personally will wear unstained, unsmelly pants for three or four days, but for special stuff, sure, you can go longer. The “never” or “once a year” thing is just yucky though.
Denim is not magic, and neither are you. Your legs have skin cells and sweat glands and your jeans cover your asshole. You never fart with your pants on? Ever? For months on end? Then there’s the environment. You sit on things, walk alongside busy roads, etc. You know, LIFE.
Never washing your pants simply because you like the particular shade of slightly unstable dye they came with is nasty and a very weird, bullheaded flex.
I dunno. I guess? I’m not subscribing to any of them.
If this is a useful and interesting project for you, by all means go ahead and enjoy until and unless Reddit messes up your scraper or API access. Based on what I’m reading here though, I don’t think the more vocal lemmy users are really feeling it.