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1h ago
inLearning to compost left me doubting its climate impact
Seriously, the_cora has a point about needing both. The problem is when we let companies push all the responsibility onto regular people. My compost bin doesn't mean much if a factory up the road is dumping waste straight into a river. Focusing only on small personal changes lets the big polluters off the hook. It makes you feel like you're doing something while nothing real gets fixed.
19h ago
inCan we talk about pulling design inspo from old print ads compared to today's social media feeds?
Short take: Crafted vs. crowded. Longer bit: Old ads had to sell an idea in one static image, which forced a kind of clever clarity you don't see as much. The endless scroll now is more about a fast mood or vibe that disappears in seconds. There's a discipline to the old stuff that's really useful to study, even if the references are dated. It's just a totally different game trying to stop a scroll versus holding a page.
1d ago
inAt a kid's birthday party, I got asked to fix a loose shoe on a pony ride horse
Honestly might have tried to fix it with a glue stick and some hope. Guess being the "handy" friend means you get all the weird jobs, like taping a piñata back together or now, apparently, farrier work on a party pony.