My family immigrated from the USSR and even though we've lived in places that had dishwashers, we've never used them. We just do everything by hand and it's fine??
Even if you do use it; I can understand getting all the chunks off before putting dishes in there, but if you're rinsing it off too, just rub it with a soapy sponge a bit and you're done?? Why would you almost wash it and then put it in the washer? It's like cleaning before the maid comes.
If the answer is "so they're sparkling clean every single time" then you're a bougie and need to learn to have some humility. Some water stains on the bottom of your plate are a non-issue.
Edit: after reading the comments and talking it over with my friends, I've decided to elaborate a bit
Washing dishes by using a soapy sponge and running water: the best way
Scraping them then putting em in the dishwasher: oooh look at mr fancy pants over here. But if you're running full loads on a new efficient washer then I guess I'll allow it
Rinsing plates then putting them in the washer: fuck you
Filling the fucking sink with soapy water to wash dishes: what the actual fuck is wrong with you go back to your fucking Norman Rockwell painting you absolute psychopath
you build up a mountain of dishes over a week and cram them into a machine that automates the process and saves water it's not rocket science
if I need something again before the end of the week I hand wash it
Inventions that save monotonous labor are good, folks
Leftists saying that automating labor is bad, wtf
There are definitely leftists out there who fetishize labor as a moral good. It's often comorbid with the people who complain about petty shit that they find 'bougie', it's all aesthetic-based politics.
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Indeed; however, we see repeatedly that machines which accelerate or automate labor are frequently not used to reduce labor while maintaining production, but are used to maintain labor input while accelerating production! This hold true even with the domestic; for instance, when washing machines were introduced, the laundering of clothes, rather than becoming a trivial task, increased in frequency as the required labor power decreased, with people electing to wear freshly laundered clothes every day instead of only washing them when soiled or after extended use.
These kinds of insights are exactly why I purposely make provocative posts about mundane topics I feel strongly about but also know I'm probably wrong on
I'm glad my dilettantism has been valuable :)
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everything is finger food straight from the package or you're a liberal
What, you're not grazing on dandelions that pop up between cracks in the sidewalk? I knew this website was full of posers.
This is super important imo. As great as the time you save is, the water you save is probably better.