@lunareclipse Ah the struggle between just appreciating this awesome point, and telling everyone how they are probably using the dishwasher wrong...
But yeah, there is a stunning amount of stuff we do as humans not because we have to but because society has pressured us to believe it's the right way to do it, and sometimes it's entirely fine to set that stuff aside.
I hate the waste, but paper plates and plastic forks if it is what gets you through the week.