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0 pointsmynameisvlad2y ago0 comments

Uh… what?

I already said “One can value form over function”. Each person has different needs and wants out of their furniture. Just because you don’t value form doesn’t mean it’s some unbelievable or “indefensible” concept.

I don’t want my house to look like it came out of the 1920s. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

If you think otherwise, then more power to you, but don’t hoist your beliefs and preconceptions on others.

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namaria2y ago

You're playing off a false dichotomy. Furniture doesn't have to look bad to be of quality.

GP said > I think the problem I've noticed is - the furniture that is built to last very frequently fails the partner test - "that looks like old fart stuff".

This is a problem of taste alignment, not of preference. A person having a taste for the generally poor quality well marketed bit of goods available.

So, like I said. If one develops a taste for a certain type of trendy furniture that is poorly made, it's a personal limitation.

mynameisvladOP2y ago

I very clearly articulated the general correlation already and never claimed it is a dichotomy. That is entirely on you.

Just because you don’t agree with someone’s preferences does not mean they’re wrong. I hope one day you’re able to understand that, because you clearly don’t.

Until then, we have nothing more to discuss.

namaria2y ago

You're right. This is pointless because we're talking past each other.

I say it's wrong to buy expensive crap because it's flashy and well marketed, and equally wrong to dismiss things that don't fit the aesthetics peddled under this model. It's wasteful consumerism, one of the most wrong things with society right now. It's killing the planet. In a word, indefensible. There absolutely are fashionable, beautiful, durable options.

You say I am a bad person for having this opinion. "Hoisting" my opinion on others. You used underhanded tactics like false dichotomies. "I don't want my house to look like it came from 1920". Than, caught on a fallacy, you resorted to ad hominem, pretended to have a high moral ground and rode into the sunset in your high horse.

It's all written down for anyone to see.

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namaria2y ago

You're playing off a false dichotomy. Furniture doesn't have to look bad to be of quality.

GP said > I think the problem I've noticed is - the furniture that is built to last very frequently fails the partner test - "that looks like old fart stuff".

This is a problem of taste alignment, not of preference. A person having a taste for the generally poor quality well marketed bit of goods available.

So, like I said. If one develops a taste for a certain type of trendy furniture that is poorly made, it's a personal limitation.

mynameisvladOP2y ago

I very clearly articulated the general correlation already and never claimed it is a dichotomy. That is entirely on you.

Just because you don’t agree with someone’s preferences does not mean they’re wrong. I hope one day you’re able to understand that, because you clearly don’t.

Until then, we have nothing more to discuss.

namaria2y ago

You're right. This is pointless because we're talking past each other.

It's all written down for anyone to see.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse