As you are a logical person you won’t be allowed to participate in this discussion.
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So those fires many hundreds of mile west of me are making sunny skies even here milky. Grrrrr…
Selfish of me to suddenly care about air quality, I know, but I do wonder how much of it comes down to ground level. Guess it’s good that I’ve given up running. 
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Intended obsolescence; most companies no longer build products to last - they build them to break so that consumers will ‘just go out and buy more.’
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BBC just had a nice story on this. It’s also true that they build them in a way that makes it harder and more expensive to make even minor repairs. So instead of metal parts screwed together, they use plastic parts glued. Or they spot-weld so that large sections have to be removed to do even the most minor of repairs.
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And almost impossible to repair. Microchips go out, throw it out and buy new. Too expensive to make even minor repairs.
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Owe you a coke!
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And never mind that it’s all horrible for the environment; profit margins matter over everything else.
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We bought a new stove last year. It had 2 major defects that they had to come out and repair. I was surprised that they did not just replace it. The repair guy had to replace a huge amount of wiring because it was all one “part”.
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Fuck this shit.
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My heart is breaking right now 
. That’s so awful and so wrong.
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Sure, I’ve been hearing about “built-in obsolescence” and such since I was a kid. Even Willie Loman basically complains about in his refrigerator. I didn’t use such a term because it seems like it’s gotten worse lately. (My anecdotes aren’t data, etc.) Maybe I’ll look into whether it really has accelerated lately.
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That care home? Friend of a friend worked there. Know him. Was a regular at our flat for some time.
His parents home: gone. Flat where his child lives with the ex-partner: gone.
One out of hundreds.
I’m literally 20 minutes away from there. On a holiday.
A much needed one. I’m not sure when I’m going. I feel like I should. But I also know that right now, I need to take care of my family, and myself.
I think of going next week.
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Engage in pederasty? No worries, my dude. We’ll fight for you in court.
Engage in homosexual activities with another consenting adult? GTFO.
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My dad passed last night. I didn’t get to talk to him or see him, but he did get my letter, and according to my stepmother they had some nice chuckles and it brought up good memories.
He didn’t even tell his own sisters that he was sick, and today they will learn that he is dead.
I am so sad about how everything ended up.
Communicate, people, especially with the people you love. 
And fuck cancer.
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I’m so sorry.
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I’m so sorry. Have a hug if you’d like…
Yep.
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I’m very sorry for your loss.
Here’s another hug for you:
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I’m so sorry. Hugs and love…
…and fuck cancer.
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I’m sorry for your loss.
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So sorry for your loss. It always sucks, but it gets less sharp with time.
And fuck cancer.
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