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> it looks awful. I would not want that in my home. When west coast forest fires put dangerous levels of smoke into peoples homes, box fan air filters are an e

by daenz 4y ago

> it looks awful. I would not want that in my home. When west coast forest fires put dangerous levels of smoke into peoples homes, box fan air filters are an extremely valuable tool for lower income families. Consider yourself extremely fortunate if you are able to choose form over function on devices like this.

jeromegv 4y ago
Of course, but nobody is preventing that information to be shared. When I looked for air purifier last year, there was tons of articles I saw on how to build your own. This isn't hidden, there's tons of good resources out there. I don't understand why you try to shame us for choosing to buy our own. Of course we are fortunate we can afford it. We aren't talking of a sports car here, it's few hundreds dollar, this is a perfectly fine trade off to decide to buy one.
- mlyle 4y ago
  > I don't understand why you try to shame us for choosing to buy our own. I don't see anyone shaming anyone for choosing to buy their own. I see someone pointing out it's possible to make one, and I see someone else defending the choice to make one by pointing out not everyone can buy an expensive, pretty pre-made one.
- daenz 4y ago
  I am being polite in explaining the low-income perspective on devices like these. Looking at a device designed for low-income people who are trying to breathe healthy air and saying, essentially, "it's ugly, I would never want that" is extremely tone deaf around why it exists in the first place: because desperate people need an inexpensive solution. If you feel shame from that alternate perspective, I would suggest it comes from within.
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  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    - daenz 4y ago
      You're misquoting me. I never said they were extremely fortunate for choosing one model over the other, I said they were extremely fortunate for "being able to choose form over function." When wildfire season rolls around and air becomes very hazardous where I lived, local air purifiers of all kinds were completely sold out, and the box fan solution is all a lot of us had[0]. It's not just inexpensive, it's about availability of materials. >just to try to dunk on someone You're attributing negative intentions to my posts, which isn't appreciated. 0. https://twitter.com/seattlefire/status/1425260701568970752 https://twitter.com/seattlefire/status/1425260701568970752
      - Dylan16807 4y ago
        Are you talking about emergencies, or are you talking about "the low-income perspective"? Because you said you were doing the latter, and I was criticizing your words using that context. In that context, your words come across as judgemental. If you're actually talking about the former, then you chose your words pretty poorly.
        daenz 4y ago
        The low-income people are often the most impacted when an emergency hits. I'm sure if someone had $1000 for an air purifier, they could get one the next day, in most circumstances. Though I'm not low income (now), I got a reminder of it when local materials were totally gone and I would have had to pay through the nose to keep my place breathable. It was bad. The hallways in our apartment building had a haze of smoke 24/7. Fortunately the city let everyone know about the box fan solution, so that's what we did. For me, being unprepared in a new city, and for low income people who aren't prepared, choosing form over function was a luxury.
        Dylan16807 4y ago
- toofy 4y ago
  > I don't understand why you try to shame us… I suspect you may have unintentionally read too much into the motivations from the comments. I didn’t see anything which resembled shaming.
post_break 4y ago
Your comment is hilarious. Buying an air purifier that looks good makes sense, making an air purifier during times of crisis also makes sense. They are not even remotely the same thing. Oh boy you're so lucky you can get a Dyson, we've got wild fires here in California! You see how ridiculous that sounds?
- daenz 4y ago
  The funny thing is, I agree with your comment. Which is why I'm so confused about someone who sees an air purifier that is clearly made for purposes other than aesthetics and says "I don't want it because it's ugly." It's not for you, obviously.
donohoe 4y ago
Um. Okay. I was just responding to your comment about: "The air purifier industry is more about aesthetics than it is function" I didn't mention anything about dangerous levels of smoke, forest fires, low income families... I take your overall point but I think you need to keep the context of which it was said and not add a different one.
- daenz 4y ago
  >So yeah, aesthetics do matter. I'm not even sure what your point was. I never said aesthetics didn't matter, nor did I say it is the only factor. You seemed to feel inspired enough by the ugliness of a product to speak out against it, without recognizing why it exists.

by daenz 4y ago

jeromegv 4y ago

Of course, but nobody is preventing that information to be shared. When I looked for air purifier last year, there was tons of articles I saw on how to build your own. This isn't hidden, there's tons of good resources out there. I don't understand why you try to shame us for choosing to buy our own. Of course we are fortunate we can afford it. We aren't talking of a sports car here, it's few hundreds dollar, this is a perfectly fine trade off to decide to buy one.

mlyle 4y ago
> I don't understand why you try to shame us for choosing to buy our own. I don't see anyone shaming anyone for choosing to buy their own. I see someone pointing out it's possible to make one, and I see someone else defending the choice to make one by pointing out not everyone can buy an expensive, pretty pre-made one.
daenz 4y ago
I am being polite in explaining the low-income perspective on devices like these. Looking at a device designed for low-income people who are trying to breathe healthy air and saying, essentially, "it's ugly, I would never want that" is extremely tone deaf around why it exists in the first place: because desperate people need an inexpensive solution. If you feel shame from that alternate perspective, I would suggest it comes from within.
- deleted 4y ago
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- Dylan16807 4y ago
  - daenz 4y ago
    You're misquoting me. I never said they were extremely fortunate for choosing one model over the other, I said they were extremely fortunate for "being able to choose form over function." When wildfire season rolls around and air becomes very hazardous where I lived, local air purifiers of all kinds were completely sold out, and the box fan solution is all a lot of us had[0]. It's not just inexpensive, it's about availability of materials. >just to try to dunk on someone You're attributing negative intentions to my posts, which isn't appreciated. 0. https://twitter.com/seattlefire/status/1425260701568970752 https://twitter.com/seattlefire/status/1425260701568970752
    - Dylan16807 4y ago
      Are you talking about emergencies, or are you talking about "the low-income perspective"? Because you said you were doing the latter, and I was criticizing your words using that context. In that context, your words come across as judgemental. If you're actually talking about the former, then you chose your words pretty poorly.
      - daenz 4y ago
        The low-income people are often the most impacted when an emergency hits. I'm sure if someone had $1000 for an air purifier, they could get one the next day, in most circumstances. Though I'm not low income (now), I got a reminder of it when local materials were totally gone and I would have had to pay through the nose to keep my place breathable. It was bad. The hallways in our apartment building had a haze of smoke 24/7. Fortunately the city let everyone know about the box fan solution, so that's what we did. For me, being unprepared in a new city, and for low income people who aren't prepared, choosing form over function was a luxury.
        Dylan16807 4y ago
toofy 4y ago
> I don't understand why you try to shame us… I suspect you may have unintentionally read too much into the motivations from the comments. I didn’t see anything which resembled shaming.

post_break 4y ago

Your comment is hilarious. Buying an air purifier that looks good makes sense, making an air purifier during times of crisis also makes sense. They are not even remotely the same thing. Oh boy you're so lucky you can get a Dyson, we've got wild fires here in California! You see how ridiculous that sounds?

daenz 4y ago
The funny thing is, I agree with your comment. Which is why I'm so confused about someone who sees an air purifier that is clearly made for purposes other than aesthetics and says "I don't want it because it's ugly." It's not for you, obviously.

donohoe 4y ago

Um. Okay. I was just responding to your comment about: "The air purifier industry is more about aesthetics than it is function" I didn't mention anything about dangerous levels of smoke, forest fires, low income families... I take your overall point but I think you need to keep the context of which it was said and not add a different one.

daenz 4y ago
>So yeah, aesthetics do matter. I'm not even sure what your point was. I never said aesthetics didn't matter, nor did I say it is the only factor. You seemed to feel inspired enough by the ugliness of a product to speak out against it, without recognizing why it exists.