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frostbiyt OP t1_ja3f6vl wrote

Like any other farm animal, sheep are often abused and kept in terrible conditions. Little care is given to the welfare of an animal beyond what is necessary for it to make products for us. There are certainly farms out there that treat their sheep very well, but there's no guarantee that that's where your wool comes from.

I haven't looked into the environmental impact of wool specifically, but other animals use significantly more land, use more water, and produce more waste that gets into the natural waterways than plant based alternatives.

The fact that sheep would die if not sheered is irrelevant. They shouldn't exist. They are fucked up mutants created to make a product for humans.

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ToddRossDIY t1_ja3ejiq wrote

Apple is seriously the only option I think at this point. After my last flagship android phone made by Motorola (owned by Google at the time) stopped getting security updates after barely 2 years, I got an iPhone and never looked back. I was adamantly against apple products for the decade prior that I’ve owned a smartphone, but they’re the only ones taking software updates seriously

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CamelHairy t1_ja38i2a wrote

Your podiatrist probably told you to forget the sneakers and go to a leather shoe.

I recommend San Antonio Shoe Company out of San Antonio Texas. Their not cheep, around $250. But I was a research technician with equal time in cement floors as I was on carpet. My pair is now well over 8 years and I cannot kill them. Only secret I found is to keep them in cedar Shoe trees when not in use (keeps them from curling upwards). My son an Electrical engineer also wears the same.

They can also be resoled.

I wear their Aiden Oxford line

https://mysasshoes.com/shop-mens-shoes/mens-shoes-aden-brown

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