Why Do People Defend Their Stove Like It’s a Political Belief?

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You weren’t asking.

You weren’t complaining.

You were just making dinner.

But now you’re apparently being educated.

“Electric is so much easier.”

“Gas is outdated.”

“You should really switch.”

Meanwhile, you are standing there holding a wooden spoon wondering when your spaghetti became a technology debate.


Why Are We Like This?

Humans are funny because we rarely just use things.

We develop relationships with things.

Cars become part of someone’s personality.

People argue about phones as though they personally invented the operating system.

Coffee machines become status symbols.

People