That’s exactly it. Our biases and community instincts (for lack of a better word) can’t keep up with the firehose of information and direct communication with so many people and from so many sources.

In the past, small societies sort of kept things in check. You knew the people around you and everyone sort of found a common ground to share. Like when I was a kid in the countryside, I made friends with the other kids on our road because of proximity, not because we had tons in common. But we became friends despite being different and gained new experiences and built common ground through that. We learned to compromise and solve differences or issues.

Today you can find community anywhere online, so you’re less likely to have your “rough edges” smoothed out a bit.

Not that life in small societies is perfect, Svante described the Jantelov for a good reason, some small villages communities can get very insular, xenophobic and oppressive of anyone slightly off from the standard mold.

But I do think our range and speed of communication has outpaced our instincts and reference frames.

That’s wildly misrepresenting the mainline Dem platform.

Bernie Sanders would be a centrist or social democrat in a general European perspective and most Dems are to the right of that, in some cases very much so.

I’ve never had an issue in 2+ decades, I have T-shirts that are 10 years old and still in good shape. What really kills clothes is the dryer, I try to line dry everything for that reason.

And the only washing machine I’ve had to replace was due to an electronics failure, the seals were fine 😊

Ordinary white vinegar is good for a lot of things, but it’s too dilute to use as a fabric softener or limescale prevention.

I’ve used acetic acid (32%) for decades, 30ml or so per wash. It’s even listed right on the bottle that it works as a fabric softener, keeps colors from fading and prevents limescale buildup.

And it goes in the fabric softener compartment of course, if you mix it with the detergent the acidity will reduce its washing power(detergent is alkaline).