Re:I Salvaged $6k of Luxury Items Discarded by Duke Students
by mynameisash on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @10:09PM
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Lots of responses to your first two points, and I immediately jumped to your last one:
> Third, I was surprised the author felt bad. A sign that there is unfortunately some stigma in re-using things.
Ever since my wife and I got married 20+ years ago, we've had a clothesline, and we are constantly line-drying our clothes, weather permitting. I've had plenty of weird looks and probably even a few comments. I definitely have had the impression that people look down on me for doing so, but weird stigma be damned.
> Third, I was surprised the author felt bad. A sign that there is unfortunately some stigma in re-using things.
Ever since my wife and I got married 20+ years ago, we've had a clothesline, and we are constantly line-drying our clothes, weather permitting. I've had plenty of weird looks and probably even a few comments. I definitely have had the impression that people look down on me for doing so, but weird stigma be damned.