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[–] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Going off the headline alone makes me think of when the idea of putting cosmetic patches on things felt cool. Personally I still think it's cool, maybe others do too, I dunno.

Anyway, repairing things is cool whether it's electronic or cloth!

[–] ElderReflections@fedia.io 23 points 1 month ago

I wear a jacket that is now structurally reliant on the random patches I have sewn on over the years... and it still looks like shit... but it has a pocket that once held a jug of wine while I saw Prodigy in Paris, and no new jacket can replace that