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A comment on YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips. Parent comment

Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by PhasmaFelis on Friday July 01, 2022 @10:11AM (#31946653)
It's totally reasonable for an individual to say "it's not worth my time and effort to fix this, I'll just replace it." Taking a moral stand against repair-and-reuse in general is weird. Some people are on a budget where replacing even a $25 toaster is not a painless expense. Some people don't like producing unnecessary waste.

And throwing it away without replacing it punishes everyone in the house for the kid's mistake.

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Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by cupofpython on Friday July 01, 2022 @10:39AM (#31947003)
>Taking a moral stand against repair-and-reuse in general is weird

Nowhere did I do this, and the claim is confusing because I am a supporter of repair-and-reuse in general. People are extrapolating from me saying specifically that a toaster is not worth it. Toasters cause house fires. I would always sooner replace it for $25 than salvage one.

>And throwing it away without replacing it punishes everyone in the house for the kid's mistake.

A lack of a toaster for a day or two hardly punishes anyone, and the child sees that other people can be impacted by their recklessness.

> Some people are on a budget where replacing even a $25 toaster is not a painless expense

Yeah, I am one of those people actually. I have an emergency fund that I would happily use for this 1-off incident.

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