There seem to be many separate ideas in this article. > I want to surround myself with tools that help me perform my daily tasks That describes the OXO cork-

There seem to be many separate ideas in this article. > I want to surround myself with tools that help me perform my daily tasks That describes the OXO cork-puller, to some extent > or beautiful objects that are frivolous but nice to look at and touch This leads to more consumerism and waste, which is one of the other points in the article. > I want things that last a long time, that are easy to fix, and that didn’t damage the people who made them or the places their materials were extracted from. This is a reasonable point! Finally. (although it doesn't seem like the cork-puller necessarily doesn't also adhere to these traits...) The article seems to be a hodgepodge. Tangent: maybe we need to come up with more clever ways to use a single gadget to fulfill multiple functions, instead of buying one gadget per function. But wait, this is already partially true, at least with respect to kitchen tools - you rarely, if ever, need a large spoon with holes in it - just take your large spoon that doesn't have holes and drain the liquid out by pressing it against the side of the pot. Inconvenient? Sure. But less waste. So maybe the goal is to convince people to put up with some amount of inconvenience in order to save the environment... Or, go back to expensive, but super-durable, goods that will last decades, and ideally also be made out of recycle-able materials.