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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://connectified.com/users/masukomi/statuses/112083044895432060">masukomi (masukomi@connectified.com)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 00:16:16 JST</a><a href="https://connectified.com/@masukomi" title="masukomi@connectified.com"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/13132-48-20250516225809.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="masukomi" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">masukomi</a></section><article><p>Why is it that when the typical ball point pen sold in USA runs out of ink I have to replace the entire thing: the body, the ink tube, the tip, the clicker, and the 2 springs?</p><p>Yet, when my pretty unremarkable Japanese ball-point pen runs out I just grab a replacement ink tube &amp; tip? </p><p>When my lowbrow Lamy Safari fountain pen runs out I just replace the ink cartridge? </p><p>Why is pen stuff so needlessly wasteful?</p><p><a href="https://connectified.com/tags/environment" rel="tag">#environment</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/2817225#notice-5590045">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-03-13T00:16:16+09:00" title="Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 00:16:16 JST">about a year ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://connectified.com/@masukomi/112083044895432060" rel="external" title="Sent from connectified.com via ActivityPub">connectified.com</a></span></span><a href="https://connectified.com/@masukomi/112083044895432060">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/2367334">a photograph of a Sarasa Mark On ball-point pen next to a refill, and the refill's tiny amount of plastic packaging. above them is a box of lamy safari refill cartridges. the lamy safari fountain pen is conspicously missing because it's missing.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/connectifiedcom/media_attachments/files/112/083/033/355/532/423/original/866325f99c6abfa5.jpeg" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/connectifiedcom/media_attachments/files/112/083/033/355/532/423/original/866325f99c6abfa5.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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masukomi (masukomi@connectified.com)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 00:16:16 JST masukomi
Why is it that when the typical ball point pen sold in USA runs out of ink I have to replace the entire thing: the body, the ink tube, the tip, the clicker, and the 2 springs?
Yet, when my pretty unremarkable Japanese ball-point pen runs out I just grab a replacement ink tube & tip?
When my lowbrow Lamy Safari fountain pen runs out I just replace the ink cartridge?
Why is pen stuff so needlessly wasteful?
#environment
In conversationabout a year ago from connectified.compermalink
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1. a photograph of a Sarasa Mark On ball-point pen next to a refill, and the refill's tiny amount of plastic packaging. above them is a box of lamy safari refill cartridges. the lamy safari fountain pen is conspicously missing because it's missing.
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