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> But these days, the allure of the Jacuzzi is increasingly clouded. Like stretch limousines, refrigerators with ice dispensers, it has come to represent the as

> But these days, the allure of the Jacuzzi is increasingly clouded. Like stretch limousines, refrigerators with ice dispensers, it has come to represent the aspirational lifestyle of a recent past. The hot tub is no longer as desired as, say, a Tesla, the latest pair of statement boots or a host of less tangible digital innovations. Its ubiquity seemed to make it less of a luxury I have no idea what the author is on about. I get that they are obligated to add a section about millennial angst in every profile, but even in 2023 there ain't no one who doesn't love a hot tub.

croisillon 3y ago
youngsters love NFT, she read it in the NYT
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ricardobayes 3y ago
On top of that, it's pretty affordable luxury. A decent jacuzzi is like 2-3k, unless you go in-ground. I'm not sure refrigerators with ice dispensers are that much of a luxury item too. What's next, hating on toasters?
- lusus_naturae 3y ago
  Clean water supply isn't guaranteed via public infra, so ice dispensers that hook up to those are not a good option, less a lux one. I think home-wide filtration systems and heat pumps are new "lux" items for homeowners. I am not sure Teslas are considered lux items tbh, I think space and time to indulge in expensive hobbies is the more flex/lux aspect, currently.
  - ricardobayes 3y ago
    Oh yeah for sure. I think having high-end photo equipment, an expensive drone or having a pilot licence is a much bigger luxury than a fridge with an ice maker. Teslas, not really I think. But a weekend sports car, that's luxury.
eternityforest 3y ago
Love them enough to actually aspire to own one? I sure wouldn't. Mind you I've never actually been in one, and I suppose there's some people saying there's health benefits, so in theory I suppose it makes sense why someone would want one... But laziness is kind of the ultimate luxury in modern culture, and I hot tubs need cleaning, plus they take up space, and cost money that one has to earn.
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  Wait, you've never been in a hot tub? One of the greatest luxuries of life my friend. I've sat in hot springs on the side of the Colorado River and watched rainbow trout jump out of the river as the sun set. I've sat in man made springs that channelled natural springs and watched snow fall against a firelit canyon wall. I've experienced traditional Korean Spas, Japanese Onsens, on and on. All these people, with variations on the same theme, can't be wrong. One of our life goals is to have a hot tub, on a deck, somewhere remote and beautiful. It'd be nice of there was a cabin attached, but not necessary. There are lots of people of think this is the pinnacle of existence on earth, give it a try, you might like it.
  - eternityforest 3y ago
    Next time I'm at a hotel or something maybe I will! Generally I'm never around them except when I go to conventions. There's a hot springs nearby though, perhaps I should make it a priority to go one day. If you plan to live somewhere remote then owning one seems a bit more exciting that it does if you plan to stay in cities where you'd be seeing someone else's house and planes overhead instead of trout or canyon walls.
    - iancmceachern 3y ago
      We don't really plan on ever living anywhere remote. We just like vacationing there. It would be nice to have a cabin in the woods with a hot tub is all I'm saying.
- kdmccormick 3y ago
rayiner 3y ago
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- tptacek 3y ago
  Seems more likely that they all just got large jetted bathtubs --- we just bought a house and all the high-end houses had them --- but maybe it's all a conspiracy from the elite tastemakers, who knows.
  - rayiner 3y ago
    Doesn’t that just confirm my point? The ubiquity made it unstylish. Congrats on the new house by the way!
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  I had to look up what gauche meant, I guess that makes me a prole (which coincidentally I also had to look up)
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wilsynet 3y ago
I dislike hot tubs. Don’t want one, don’t even want to sit in one.

croisillon 3y ago

youngsters love NFT, she read it in the NYT

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ricardobayes 3y ago

On top of that, it's pretty affordable luxury. A decent jacuzzi is like 2-3k, unless you go in-ground. I'm not sure refrigerators with ice dispensers are that much of a luxury item too. What's next, hating on toasters?

lusus_naturae 3y ago
Clean water supply isn't guaranteed via public infra, so ice dispensers that hook up to those are not a good option, less a lux one. I think home-wide filtration systems and heat pumps are new "lux" items for homeowners. I am not sure Teslas are considered lux items tbh, I think space and time to indulge in expensive hobbies is the more flex/lux aspect, currently.
- ricardobayes 3y ago
  Oh yeah for sure. I think having high-end photo equipment, an expensive drone or having a pilot licence is a much bigger luxury than a fridge with an ice maker. Teslas, not really I think. But a weekend sports car, that's luxury.

eternityforest 3y ago

Love them enough to actually aspire to own one? I sure wouldn't. Mind you I've never actually been in one, and I suppose there's some people saying there's health benefits, so in theory I suppose it makes sense why someone would want one... But laziness is kind of the ultimate luxury in modern culture, and I hot tubs need cleaning, plus they take up space, and cost money that one has to earn.

iancmceachern 3y ago
Wait, you've never been in a hot tub? One of the greatest luxuries of life my friend. I've sat in hot springs on the side of the Colorado River and watched rainbow trout jump out of the river as the sun set. I've sat in man made springs that channelled natural springs and watched snow fall against a firelit canyon wall. I've experienced traditional Korean Spas, Japanese Onsens, on and on. All these people, with variations on the same theme, can't be wrong. One of our life goals is to have a hot tub, on a deck, somewhere remote and beautiful. It'd be nice of there was a cabin attached, but not necessary. There are lots of people of think this is the pinnacle of existence on earth, give it a try, you might like it.
- eternityforest 3y ago
  Next time I'm at a hotel or something maybe I will! Generally I'm never around them except when I go to conventions. There's a hot springs nearby though, perhaps I should make it a priority to go one day. If you plan to live somewhere remote then owning one seems a bit more exciting that it does if you plan to stay in cities where you'd be seeing someone else's house and planes overhead instead of trout or canyon walls.
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    We don't really plan on ever living anywhere remote. We just like vacationing there. It would be nice to have a cabin in the woods with a hot tub is all I'm saying.
kdmccormick 3y ago

rayiner 3y ago

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tptacek 3y ago
Seems more likely that they all just got large jetted bathtubs --- we just bought a house and all the high-end houses had them --- but maybe it's all a conspiracy from the elite tastemakers, who knows.
- rayiner 3y ago
  Doesn’t that just confirm my point? The ubiquity made it unstylish. Congrats on the new house by the way!
iancmceachern 3y ago
I had to look up what gauche meant, I guess that makes me a prole (which coincidentally I also had to look up)

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wilsynet 3y ago

I dislike hot tubs. Don’t want one, don’t even want to sit in one.