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When I got to the washing part (I skipped over the Soylent part because I assumed it was just a paid advertisement), I expected him to talk about using a washin

When I got to the washing part (I skipped over the Soylent part because I assumed it was just a paid advertisement), I expected him to talk about using a washing board or something. No, I just buy new clothes. So instead of using a little energy for a spin cycle, I have factories in China spew coal, then have shipping freights (some of the worst environmental offenders) bring it half way across the world for me so I can wear it once, then presumably add it to the land fill.

xienze 11y ago
> then presumably add it to the land fill. Oh no, he donates his single use clothes. That gives him yet another thing to feel superior about.
stephengillie 11y ago
Not to mention that the crews of most freight cargo boats aren't much more than slave labor.
shawabawa3 11y ago
> then presumably add it to the land fill. He said he donates it, so presumably some charity ends up footing the bill for his laundry
- abandonliberty 11y ago
  Most charity donations these days get freighted out to poorer countries. It's possible that it gets shipped back to China, washed, and resold to him.
- bradleyland 11y ago
  The land fill presumption is still the safest bet. The author said that he doesn't wash his clothes. By this we can infer that he brings his dirty laundry — for who knows how long — to a donation facility. I've volunteered at enough non-profit donation facilities to know that they don't launder intake. The expense is too high, and amazingly, most people don't bring in dirty clothes. If something is clearly not clean, it goes in to a separate bin for disposal.
  - hexagonc 11y ago
    Even if it doesn't go the landfill immediately, you're still talking about a lot more clothes that will eventually have to be disposed of. Unless you assume that all the extra dozens of shirts and pants (shorts?) and underwear that he buys would have been manufactured and eventually disposed of anyway. Hard to see that being true.
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throwaway8954 11y ago
If he lives in LA he should use good white linen clothes, wash them with a bit of water after every use and whiten / disinfect these with sunlight. These would look much better than cheap synthetic staff, would not use (child?) slave labor (drones?) in China, would not use resources to make/maintain drones in China, no need to ship these, would not result in the laundry cycle in the charity, etc...
uiri 11y ago
>(I skipped over the Soylent part because I assumed it was just a paid advertisement) This is authored by the founder of Soylent. Slightly different than a paid advertisement but most likely similar content

xienze 11y ago

> then presumably add it to the land fill. Oh no, he donates his single use clothes. That gives him yet another thing to feel superior about.

stephengillie 11y ago

Not to mention that the crews of most freight cargo boats aren't much more than slave labor.

shawabawa3 11y ago

> then presumably add it to the land fill. He said he donates it, so presumably some charity ends up footing the bill for his laundry

abandonliberty 11y ago
Most charity donations these days get freighted out to poorer countries. It's possible that it gets shipped back to China, washed, and resold to him.
bradleyland 11y ago
The land fill presumption is still the safest bet. The author said that he doesn't wash his clothes. By this we can infer that he brings his dirty laundry — for who knows how long — to a donation facility. I've volunteered at enough non-profit donation facilities to know that they don't launder intake. The expense is too high, and amazingly, most people don't bring in dirty clothes. If something is clearly not clean, it goes in to a separate bin for disposal.
- hexagonc 11y ago
  Even if it doesn't go the landfill immediately, you're still talking about a lot more clothes that will eventually have to be disposed of. Unless you assume that all the extra dozens of shirts and pants (shorts?) and underwear that he buys would have been manufactured and eventually disposed of anyway. Hard to see that being true.
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throwaway8954 11y ago

If he lives in LA he should use good white linen clothes, wash them with a bit of water after every use and whiten / disinfect these with sunlight. These would look much better than cheap synthetic staff, would not use (child?) slave labor (drones?) in China, would not use resources to make/maintain drones in China, no need to ship these, would not result in the laundry cycle in the charity, etc...

uiri 11y ago

>(I skipped over the Soylent part because I assumed it was just a paid advertisement) This is authored by the founder of Soylent. Slightly different than a paid advertisement but most likely similar content