What are examples of beautiful plastic things? (Especially things that are not art-type things)
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@sarahdoingthing glassware that "feels" better/expensive because it's heavier like older/antique leaded glass/crystal was, etc -
@cwage heaviness makes sense as a value heuristic, as does apparent labor put into making the thing
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@sarahdoingthing e.g. car salesman often use the "heavy"/"solid" thunk of a door closing as evidence that it's well built -
@cwage apparently there are german engineers whose whole job is engineering the sounds of e.g. car doors closing - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing it's just like synthesizer music -
@admittedlyhuman I will listen to Brian Eno all day but yeah most synthesizer music seems fake in that same way - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing consequently when you watch someone evaluate a physical object they toss it up/down in their hands to gauge weightThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@admittedlyhuman related conversation i've had years ago was about the "heaviness" of somethingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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