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What is a low technology you really love ? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Consider the humble pillow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I went hi tek with pillows and got nice memory foam pillows. Changed our backs’ lives, never going back!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

See memory foam is cool and all

But my point is that even the simplest pillow consisting of a linen sack with some animal nonsense inside it is still an exponential improvement over not that, or worse, those wooden head-supports that they still use in some eastern cultures.

Also: People use way too few pillows. I use five for the average night.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

MULTIPILLOWGANG

right now there are eight on the bed, but two of them are those standing-up-sit-arms-pillows (I don’t know what they’re called) because my partner and I just got the VID.

we used two head pillows each before we got memory foam, now we just need one head pillow and a knees pillow each to be comfy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Fun fact, some cultures don't use pillows, and instead have carefully shaped head stands.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am fully aware

I fear every person from any of those cultures. Those who sleep on hard surfaces are not to be trifled with, for they are stronger than all of us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I've heard it's actually more comfortable in really hot conditions. If its metal, the whole thing can be a cold spot I guess.

Anyway, I'd like to flex about all the rough sleeping I've done. It's not usually braggable.