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Sparrow2go t1_j7w8ihd wrote
Reply to comment by RebootDataChips in Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39
Well, I don’t think we are going to see eye to eye on this. We clearly have a difference of opinion about what constitutes a valid post on this sub.
I do agree though, it is fluff.
Sparrow2go t1_j7w4ba2 wrote
Reply to comment by RebootDataChips in Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39
I think you and others are missing my point here.
I’m genuinely glad OP found joy in this. We all need more moments of that in our lives right now.
My point is that for a sub called uplifting News, the expectation is that just about anybody who isn’t a sociopath should be able to read the title and feel that same joy. The fact that OP had to explain in detail how this connected to their life and how that brought them joy, something that is specific to their lived experience, means this is simply in the wrong sub.
I read the title and thought “ok, a company is making money selling a product”. Like it isn’t even really news is it? It’s just a focus piece on how this company is profiting off of pandemic effects and some musicians. Which again, that’s fine, but it isn’t uplifting news. An infinite number of posts could be made for every company that makes anything that anybody has any positive connection to or memory of. Seriously. We can each find some obscure product tied to a warm and fuzzy memory and make a post about it couldn’t we? That’s just life.
Post like this just water down these subs.
Sparrow2go t1_j7m0gxu wrote
Reply to comment by jetstobrazil in Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39
People needing to wash clothes by hand is bad.
Amazon is bad.
Neither of these are relevant to the conversation here though.
This isn’t a company providing some altruistic service for the sake of the poor, they are filling a void in the market to turn a profit that happens to help a portion of their customer base. It isn’t evil, people need to make a living, but it doesn’t fall under uplifting news.
Sparrow2go t1_j7lp80k wrote
Reply to comment by davster39 in Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39
Ok, but that’s an incredibly granular and personal reason to post it here. “Petting kittens found to cure AIDS” is uplifting news because anybody reading it would see the positive angle. It’s cool that this gives you a good feeling but it doesn’t really fit the sub.
I don’t think calling washboards a happy relic from the past is very accurate. It’s a labor intensive tool.
Sparrow2go t1_j7jqzzm wrote
Reply to Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39
“A company makes and sells a product”
Ok? Why is this uplifting news?
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Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
Behind the Bastards has a great episode on King Leopold and the Congo.
A fantastic podcast all around and your listening shouldn’t stop there.
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Reply to comment by flamingoeater in Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to be on U.S. currency by _notsuoh_
Well I’M going to start a collection for The Offspring
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If they don’t call it the Smelloscope
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Reply to TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW by sexyson91
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS