Worried about plastic clothing

As some of you may remember I am trying to exclusively wear Patagonia, just as some bizarre militant/obsessive stance. I’ve thought about going pure black fatigue…I don’t own many articles of clothing the whole enterprise of fashioning myself with clothing is a struggle for me.

That being said I wear mostly plastic clothing…and now there are multiple concerns being raised about the health effects or such an act.

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Spilling the Tee on microplastics in our clothes.

So I’m not ready to give up on Patagonia but I don’t really know what to do, or if the micro plastic concerns are hype. Your thoughts???

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Wear a trench coat without anything under it…

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I generally stick with cotton and denim. Not a fan of polyester.

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That’s an expensive brand. And most of their gear is made of nylon.

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Yeah I know it’s not polyester, still worried about micro plastics though. I need to do more research

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How you been speedy? I saw your thinking about getting a new turntable

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I’m feeling weird today. Something is up in my brain, it’s the negs I think. I’m depressed today but I’m trying to shift focus from it.

Yeah, I’m trying to save money for expensive Hi-Fi equipment. It’s stupid to waste money on that but somehow it’s my hobby. By stupid I mean it’s cheaper to have a pair of good headphones and a MacBook, all music is available that way. I could save up money for a trip or something?

I just like playing records I guess. But everything is so darn expensive. They ramp up the prices.

How are you today? You seem doing good from the look of your pictures?

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I’m doing well! I’ve got a gf in the Philippines now. She keeps me hopeful and buoyant. I’ve also got a bunch of other friends on Whatsapp now, that keeps me a little bit more alive. It was hard being off the forum for a month and a half lol.

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Just be aware of scammers. One Asian woman tried to scam me on WhatsApp. I blocked her.

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Yeah I had some red flags for scams from Kenya! But I only know people I vidcall with now, they’re real.

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Sounds good. :wink:

But never offer any money if they ask. It’s a dog eat dog world out there.

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Not trying to be mean, but I couldn’t resist the meme… Maybe you find it funny

I’ll just delete it

Yeah it may go over my head…

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If you launder your plastic clothes you are creating microplastics. Physics, man. If you don’t want to put microplastics into the environment switch to cotton.

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Can’t really wrap my head around the fact that Patagonia wear is hurting the environment to the degree that it may be. The irony is hurting me. Anyway I’m too cheap, and broke, to buy new clothing right now :pensive:

Their clothes are plastic. Agitating plastic in laundering causes it to release microplastics. The name of the company is irrelevant. Physics.

Edit: Lots of good cheap clothing in thrift shops. I am not broke, but I am cheap and that is where I buy a lot of jeans and shirts.

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I’ve had to replace my entire wardrobe since losing weight, so I get mostly cotton clothes in thrift stores and eBay. I feel hopeless about the whole microplastics thing cuz they’re EVERYWHERE. I probably have them sticking to the plaques in my artery walls. It’s depressing…

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Yeah I hear ya @WhiteRaven

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Cotton clothes are also more comfortable to wear since they are breathable.

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Indeed. The Boys need fresh air.

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