I got into a twitter argument (always a good use of time) where I used this quote to help illustrate that being poor was expensive, and the person I was arguing with just asked "well why don't they just buy the $50 boots then?" and just completely refused to understand the "they can't afford them, that's the point" rebuttal
Modern American capitalism has solved this problem by making $50 boots fall apart sooner. And by releasing socks that require a brand new style of boot every two years, such that you're always upgrading one to keep the other in good working order.
Also the boot is entirely encased in seamless steel, so if there are internal problems with the boot (like a rock in it) you must seek out the boot's manufacturer to fix it.
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Check this out: takes band saw to boot see how those fibers don't fray when the boot is sawed in half? That's nylon bro
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I need to keep going with Discworld after I finish the Dispossessed.
It's been a long time since I've enjoyed reading.
lol
Personally, it's more that anything I read is sort of forced, whether fiction or non-fiction. Though non-fiction inevitably makes my blood boil.
I think I've just been trying to read fiction outside my typical genre preferences, and that's been tough to escape to new genres with the world burning around us. So I go back to sci-fi/fantasy.
i'm accidentally reading them out of order, the sequel (parable of the talents) is pretty good so far, she predicted the MAGA grift in the 90s
definitely, and maybe it just feels eerily applicable to the present based on the book's description of the climate collapse/religious fundamentalists wreaking havoc in the name of MAGA/etc but all that could probably be applied more or less to any era in the U.S.
That's fair. I haven't read Good Omens yet, but I do like Gaiman. I got into Pratchett late, as an adult, so I'm just now on Equal Rites. The first two books were good and fun, so I will likely stick with Discworld for a bit before venturing into other Pratchett worlds. He is like a British fanstasy Kurt Vonnegut, but with worldbuilding.
He has a good sarcastic wit, clearly is a humanist, and trusts the reader to get the joke.
I hate that this is become a copypasta on reddit where people pretend to post this like it hasn't been posted a thousand times over. god, i want reddit to die.
