Its a box, it costs a lot of money, takes up space in your house. It wastes water, it gets mucky inside and you have to clean it every so often which of course you put off. It is a mechanical system that requires maintenance and repair. It encourages you to just set dishes in the sink for later rather than washing them as you use them. It takes away your attention to detail to your belongings, the tactile interaction you have with important things in your life. And then, of course, the detergents, not just what's in them but the consumerism of pods, pod commercials, thinking to yourself when you see an ad "hmm I should try those" lol just all round I don't like them. I know it's a weird thing to have such a strong opinion on.
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Please tell me you have a washing machine though?
Well, i live in a little community right now and there's a laundromat. I used to do it in a bucket with a plunger hand washer thing, but that was when I was single. Works as good as a real washer if you're only washing a couple shirts and pants. Hand washing clothes for an entire family with kids is untenable.
I don't want a drier though, they use a lot of energy and damage your clothes. Gonna switch to clotheslines only soon, that's not too labor intensive and your clothes last longer.
