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Nov 13, 2022Liked by Meg Conley

Great writing! People do seem to think rich people are smart and markets are rational. That’s definitely not always true.

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Nov 13, 2022Liked by Meg Conley

Also, the idea that they will buy rolls of carpet and have them “custom cut and bound” to the customer’s specifications is something literally ANY local carpet store will do, no shipping required and probably a hell of a lot cheaper than CB2/West Elm pricing.

On a related note, if one is in the market for a rug, I highly suggest checking out local estate sales. I have found many high quality rugs for pennies on the dollar of what they are purchased new. High quality rugs can last for generations, if cared for correctly. I’m so disheartened by the “fast fashion” aspect of home goods.

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First of all, I like this: “But he’s a person in a system that benefits him. And I don’t like that system.” Secondly: “do none of these founders have access to Wikipedia?” lolol. I’m here for ALL the rug rants, ps. Why so expensive? Why as almost as expensive to buy a new one as to have your old one cleaned?? love the last line: “what else could fit inside our homes with the right investment?”

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Nov 14, 2022Liked by Meg Conley

Just no with the white men and Ernest Hemingway.

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Nov 14, 2022·edited Nov 14, 2022Liked by Meg Conley

This sounds like the kind of business plan my stoner friends in college used to come up with, right down to the Marley references. Hard to imagine anyone pitching this with a straight face...Ernesta sounds like a muppet character or a hormone therapy

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I'm sitting here literally slapping my head when I got to the "Ernesta" named after Ernest Hemingway part. I mean...!!! I just. The number of (white) men who think that invoking "Hemingway" makes them sound literary, sensitive, and cultured. If you've read Hemingway recently, you know he's a raging misogynist (a glimpse at his bio will do the same). If you *have read Hemingway recently and didn't pick up on this, well....maybe reflect on that a bit. This is actually such a good litmus test on a date. If a guy mentions his love of Hemingway, I was always like, RUN. (He either doesn't read and pretends to, or he does and...)

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" ... It transforms our inspiration, Hemingway’s legacy, by embracing a more-inclusive future.” Oh, this is a gem. This is priceless. Reminds me of the tiny-getaway-house-in-the-woods startup that was featured a few years back ... with actual screens in the windows. "Congrats, dude," the commenters wrote, "you invented the cabin." Same clueless energy, doubtless, same reward. Go to a local carpet store and tell them the size you want; they'll cut, trim and bind and you won't pay a Silicon tech bro for shipping.

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My heart broke at ‘a more-inclusive future’ being white men creating things for white women. Totally missing the point. And missing the breadth of inclusivity going all the way back to where your money came from. And then my eyes rolled out of my head and off the table. Working in tech for almost 15 years, this is so so common. And digging in behind the scenes, hearing some of those marketing conversations... it’s a wonder I haven’t retreated to the woods already. This was a perfectly articulated rant. 👏🏼

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