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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • I’ve shifted to buying a lot of things used but I still can’t wrap my head around buying used clothing most of the time. There is an overwhelming selection of choices, and even if I sift through all of that to find the sort of stuff I need chances are it isn’t going to fit well.

    Poshmark helps for some things, but only if it’s like a discrete, easily categorized item that I can clearly for (like a specific brand of hat, or a specific line of pants from a specific brand that I already know fit). I’m appreciative of brands that have started carrying their own used clothing sections - even though it’s usually more expensive it’s so much easier to wrap my head around.

    Contrast that with things like electronics or household items which I go used for all day every day. I needed a rice cooker, bought a used Zojirushi off a local guy within a week, easy as pie.


  • Depending on what sorts of stuff you’re into there are situations where you can go over six without it being absurd. Like:

    • Everyday walkaround shoes
    • Running shoes
    • Hiking boots
    • Black dress shoes
    • Other color dress shoes
    • Sandals of some kind

    That’s already six pairs without even getting into other things that one may need like rain boots, snow boots, cleats, nonslips for work, etc.








  • Hard to know what to do about it when the people who are the most susceptible to misinformation are often the ones who think they’re the least susceptible to misinformation.

    And no I don’t just mean right wing chuds. I’ve found there’s a heavy correlation between people who are certain they are immune to propaganda and know the real truth and people who have, in fact, been conned by propaganda and misinformation. Conspiracy theorists, MLM adherents, antivax weirdos, homeopathy people … they’re all “doing their own research” so they can’t be conned.

    The hubris is always a dead giveaway. A sort of Dunning-Kruger thing.

    For what it’s worth I totally acknowledge that I can be and have been tricked by misinformation and propaganda.