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   Troggie (troggie@beige.party)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:52:26 JST Troggie

   I used to think packaged pre-cut veg at the supermarket was for lazy people.

   Then a disabled person pointed out it was a lifeline for them because they lived alone and couldn’t cut it up themselves most days.

   I had never even considered that. It changed my perspective and I think from then on when something seems “lazy” I always ask myself “is this just accessible?”
   And it’s nearly always the latter.

   It’s not hard to listen to someone when they say something is not accessible and it’s not difficult to shift your perspective.
   I don’t know why so many people won’t.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:54:37 JST Rich Felker

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     • Sarah🌳

     @Susan60 @Sarah111well @Troggie In some specific cases this is true, but when stated as a general principle like that it's likely purity cult bs.

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     Looking for explanations… (susan60@aus.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:54:38 JST Looking for explanations…

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     • Sarah🌳

     @Sarah111well @Troggie

     A problem is that pre-cut fruit & veg loses nutritional value quite quickly. Frozen is probably better, but less varieties & mixtures are available.

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     Sarah🌳 (sarah111well@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:54:39 JST Sarah🌳

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     @Troggie That is so true! And I have said it so many times. I do not have a disability, but when I was a mum with very young children I was enormously grateful for automatically opening doors, lifts, ramps etc etc. Who are these people who are ungrateful for improvements that make life easier for lots and lots of people?

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     Troggie (troggie@beige.party)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:54:40 JST Troggie

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     The thing is, pre-cut veg *is* for lazy people. Laziness isn’t a crime. It’s also convenient for busy parents and folks working long hours.

     Accessibility is for everyone.
     It is extremely rare that something accessible to a disabled person makes things *less* accessible for the non-disabled.

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     Layne 💫 (glittercleric@corteximplant.com)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jul-2025 22:55:44 JST Layne 💫

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     @Troggie exactly. Also, disabled people are a minority with ultimately not that much buying power. Which means without abled people also buying it, stores might get rid of it because it doesn't sell well. So "lazy" people are actually very helpful here.

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     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Monday, 07-Jul-2025 01:14:00 JST Flash Mob Of One

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     @Troggie I can't for the life of me understand why anyone cares about people using pre-cut veggies.

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     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jul-2025 06:48:25 JST Flash Mob Of One

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     • Cavyherd

     @cavyherd @Troggie That could be. Some people do make it their hobby to be entertained by taking offense and stupid things.

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     Cavyherd (cavyherd@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jul-2025 06:48:26 JST Cavyherd

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     • Flash Mob Of One

     @FlashMobOfOne @Troggie

     Virtue policing?