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The trouble with mending, and all the cute visible mending trends especially, is that mending is predicated on the idea that what you have is an essentially sturdy garment that has worn out in a high-wear area or gotten damaged/torn. Whereas what most of us are actually dealing with is cheaply made shit that has simply given out at the first sign of adversity. If you mend something that's weak to begin with, it's entirely likely that it will just tear at the edge of the mend, which will suddenly be the strongest part of the garment. Or if your shirt has worn through or ripped out at the seam, it's just a crap shirt, and you can fix that seam, but another will give soon, and you have to make an honest assessment of whether the work you put in is worth it. My cheap Hanes white cotton socks blow out at the heels far faster than they ever used to, and fuck a bunch of that, but I'd never bother darning them. They'll just blow out at the toes in a month.

I don't have a solution to offer for this that doesn't involve spending either more money or more time. It is still barely possible to buy quality clothing, but it costs more than most of us can afford. And you can still make your own clothing, but as the skills and tools become less common, it's all the harder to learn. All I can say is look around, make a real assessment of your resources (like, say, Grandma still has a working machine and a stash of probably unfashionable but maybe cute fabric, or you think you can afford two pairs of good work pants a year and then keep them mended), and do your best.

shmreduplication

Strategies to help alleviate this (not solve because that's an industry+cultural wide problem, and like OP said it all takes at least more time if not also more money):

Have different nice clothes and clothes that you're ok with getting worn down, it will extend the life of your nice clothes

Change out of your nice clothes when you get home

Get an iron and use it on your nice clothes between most wears and only wash every few wears or when there's a stain or you got too sweaty (take care of your iron too, use filtered water in it)

When you wash your nice clothes, use cold water and then hang to dry. Hot water and dryers put a lot of wear on clothes

Get some wool dryer balls for when you use a dryer, it will speed up drying so you can also reduce the length of time clothes are in the dryer

This one's hard: don't overstuff the washer and dryer

Wear tank tops/undershirts. Thicker/higher quality clothing can be stiffer/more uncomfortable than cheap fabric so a tank can give you a buffer. It also helps keep your sweat off the clothes

Try going up a size when you buy new clothes, a lot of wear comes from clothes stretching/getting pulled around your body as you move rather than just the friction between you and the things around you

For socks: try loosening your shoes and cutting your toenails more often

Be mindful of how you take off your clothes, if you pull on the collar to take your shirt off, that's where it's going to start to rip

Be ok with small holes in your clothes. I agree it's often a waste to repair but it doesn't have to be trashed immediately

rederiswrites

All sound advice, thanks!

myfootyrthroat

I want people to have job protections, but not so much that they don't feel a need to actually do the job.

myfootyrthroat

Which frankly is my argument for UBI. You don't want to do shit? Cool, stay home, but I need it done.

doomhamster

#can you imagine a world where a lot of the coworkers who suck didn't have to be anyone's coworkers? I can, and it's beautiful.

guessillalwaysbethisway

duckbunny

one of the many reasons to insist upon chronological timelines is that it's much, much harder to scroll forever if you can catch up with yourself. if you can run out of tumblr because you reach yesterday, that is a good and helpful prompt to do something else.

ivy-michaels

The arms race in bullshit job applications and bullshit resumes/CVs is as hilarious as it is stupid, and it’s entirely the fault of employers.

I swear if I have to see one more headline bemoaning how the poor, poor HR people are getting slammed with chatgpt cover letters I’m gonna hurl. You get what you fucking deserve.

ivy-michaels

Explaining to a room HR reps in very small words that the job application process optimizes for people who can game the job application process and not for people who can do the job, and they all jump on and start eating me in tiny little bites like the dinosaurs at the beginning of Jurassic Park 2.

leafcabbage

sometimes your character doesn't need a good orgasm they need a bad one. they need to jerk off when they don't really want to and still manage one and then feel empty and miserable and cry about it. thanks

dolldose

new game plan called shield yourself at all times and never let anyone in . this will have no repercussions

cdigoddess

funniest comment ever left on my work

zinjanthropusboisei

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Museum of the Earth, one of the last natural history museums in Upstate New York, faces an imminent threat of foreclosure

If you have ever been tempted by a Paleozoic Pal, like a a stuffed trilobite or a full size eurypterid body pillow, now's the time to buy one, before they and a really lovely little museum are gone for good 😭😭😭

Paleozoic Pals™ Paleozoic Pals™ are the Paleontological Research Institution’s line of plush fossils. The Paleozoic is the era before dinosa

chilirasbora

This was the museum I went to often in my childhood. I'm no longer able to visit unless I visit family, but this place holds a special place in my heart.

As stated in the article, they hold around 7 million artifacts- many of which are orphaned fossils, with the museum taking in collections that otherwise would have been trashed.

Please consider buying a Paleozoic Pal, but I'll also leave a direct donation link as well.

bunjywunjy

THE GIANT EURYPTERID BODY PILLOW IS BACK IN STOCK

indelibleform

I JUST WENT INTO A FUGUE STATE AND BOUGHT ME A 16 INCH CUDDLE BUDDY WITH PLATED TEETH!! DUNKIE, MY BELOVED!!

Screeching aside, anyone who can afford to, go look through their shop! They got clothes, and cute gifts, and books and all kinds of other awesome stuff! Ye, the shipping sucks, but we need to keep our museums alive! (the good ones, not the British Museum of Thievery XP)

indelibleform

HE’S HERE! MY BIG BOY IS HERE!! (And yes he is my BIG boy despite only being 16 inches, you shush!)

He took nearly a month to get here, but that’s because of ALL THE ORDERS THEY’VE BEEN GETTING! OVER 1800 ORDERS! This is why I love the online community!!

Now if you don’t mind I’m going to tuck Duncan into my sweater and go work on the piles of stuff I still have to do 😅

agbpaints

For anyone curious what's happening with the PRI they're digging themselves out! An anonymous donor gave them $1 mn which they used to secure a stay on the forclosure for the rest of the year and they're approximately a third of the way to buying their way out of the mortgage.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Following a surge of donations sparked by The Ithaca Voice’s reporting, the Museum of the Earth — one of the last natural his

kandicon

Besides their plushies they also have these adorable tinysaurs!!! There's so many more on the website I highly recommend checking them out, if not to support the museum, then at least to brighten your day!!

kandicon

After years of financial troubles and millions of funds raised in support, the Museum of the Earth is still struggling to bridge its multi-m

NEW UPDATE IN THE ITHACA TIMES AS OF OCTOBER 22nd 2025

The article goes deeper into why they're in trouble, where they are financially, and how important they are.

Please consider their store (that includes so many interesting goodies that haven't been shown above) or their donations page

shed-some-light

me currently.

homeboygirl

theres bikes around the city you can rent but you have to use an app that needs your drivers license. theres buses that drive right to your destination, but if you dont have change you need the app. you can wash your car here if you sign into the app. you can go to the bathroom here you just have to unlock it with the app that needs your location on. you can order at this restaurant if you scan the code and download the app. im losing my freaking mind

charlesoberonn

bearfeathers

audacityinblack

I'm going to start calling this crap "hostile web design." It's the internet version of hostile architecture. Designed to keep out people who can't or won't pay, results in less accessibility for disabled users.

HOWEVER! There is a solution.

Go to https://bugmenot.com/ and enter the URL of the site you're trying to access that's demanding a login. In most cases, you'll get a list of usernames and passwords you can use to log in.

seobot

thesweetiepienovels

People who recycle and put their trash in their pocket until they find a trash can and people who pick up liter when they see it and people who still cut the six-pack rings so animals don’t get trapped or choke on them and people who move turtles out of the road and people who stop for ducks and geese to cross all have a very special place in my heart. You are so good to this world and earth. I hope you know that.