2026-05-02 16:28 UTC
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@nat@kind.social 2026-05-02 16:30
The war on Iran has massively disrupted the global oil supply chain, which is tied to ALL supply chains. And the US is selling our oil reserves to the highest bidder. So every single item you depend on is going to get more expensive, and many won't be available at all as this crisis grows. It's a great time to switch to cloth diapering. https://clothdiapersforbeginners.com got me started—yes, the laundry can be a little daunting to figure out, but I promise it's doable for many of us.
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@wordstitcher@thecanadian.social 2026-05-02 16:30
@nat@kind.social When this happened in the past (yes, it did). people switched to washable diapers - far healthier and better for the environment. If this crisis brings that back, it will be a good thing.
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@lackthereof@beige.party 2026-05-05 00:40
@nat@kind.social the environmental / carbon / petroleum cases for cloth diapers, though, above included, neglect to consider the impact of the laundering at all. There are a number of studies on this with wildly different conclusions, depending on the exact situation studied, and while it's possible to get a net gain vs disposable, it's ludicrously easy if you're laundering at home to end up having a way bigger fossil fuel footprint washing diapers than manufacturing disposables. Terribly, the economies of scale make the expensive bougie diaper pickup services the most environmentally friendly. And they're just unaffordable in my opinion. This is a terrible world for us to all live in, isn't it? Every choice feels terrible. I hate all the choices I have to make daily.