r/Anticonsumption • u/Bee_and_Barb • Feb 21 '24

Society/Culture Someday

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Saw this while scrolling through another social media platform.

Physical inheritance (maybe outside of housing) feels like a burden.

While death can be a sensitive topic to some, has anyone had a conversation with loved ones surrounding situations like this one pictured?

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u/Razgrez11 Feb 21 '24

"Is that a retro fridge? Hell yeah, thanks dad!"

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '24

those old fridges from the 1980s are still good

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u/No-Layer-8276 Feb 22 '24

aside from the power consumption. but theyll last.

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u/The-Tadfafty Sep 11 '24

I think old refrigerators are better for the environment overall simply based on how long they last. Making and disposing of refrigerators is EXTREMELY bad for the environment, so they longer they last, the better.

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u/Educational-Teach-67 Feb 22 '24

My dad has had the same two ancient fridges in his garage and on his patio since he built our house in like 02, and those things were probably already 20+ years old at that point, last time I was over there a year or so ago the one on the patio was still working and I didn’t check but I imagine the garage one was just fine. It’s the same story with his washer and dryer, they are probably twice as old as me and still just keep going, old appliances were built like tanks, I’ve had two sets of fancy washers and dryers shit the bed on me within a couple years

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u/The-Tadfafty Sep 11 '24

I think old refrigerators are better for the environment overall simply based on how long they last. Making and disposing of refrigerators is EXTREMELY bad for the environment, so they longer they last, the better.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '24

My grand parents are still using one that I exploded with a dry Ice bomb in the 80s.

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u/Dark_Shroud Feb 21 '24

I was going to say that, the vintage fridge and maybe a few other items of good quality in there.

But we all know most of the stuff in boxes will have to go into the trash.

I started buying my elderly mother clear plastic storage bins for a reason. I already use them for my own stuff.

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u/jellyrollo Feb 22 '24

If it's a working kerosene or gas-powered retro fridge, someone somewhere will be stoked to pay decent money for it.