[HN Gopher] The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family
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The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family
Author : benbreen
Score : 29 points
Date : 2023-08-11 19:15 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.nytimes.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.nytimes.com)
| dantastic wrote:
| https://archive.is/c8Y09
| csdvrx wrote:
| Any way to get the 123 comments? I'd be curious to run some
| sentiment analysis on them, as the article mention it's a 1970s
| iconic item that's become less popular
| leetrout wrote:
| I know this is off topic but i just upgraded to the latest ios
| on my iphone and i cannot get past captcha on archive.(is|ph)
|
| Anyone else having this problem?
| rwbt wrote:
| Yes. I switched away from Cloudflare DNS and the reCaptcha
| issue went away.
| leetrout wrote:
| Thanks!
|
| I removed cloudflare dns and it is, indeed, working now.
| hnb2137 wrote:
| Same on Android. Even on desktop mode after completing a
| bunch of traffic light CAPTCHAs it would not continue.
| Nevermind, then.
| creeble wrote:
| I haven't been to get to it on FF desktop for a while.
| legitster wrote:
| > But these days, the allure of the Jacuzzi is increasingly
| clouded. Like stretch limousines, refrigerators with ice
| dispensers, it has come to represent the aspirational lifestyle
| of a recent past. The hot tub is no longer as desired as, say, a
| Tesla, the latest pair of statement boots or a host of less
| tangible digital innovations. Its ubiquity seemed to make it less
| of a luxury
|
| I have no idea what the author is on about. I get that they are
| obligated to add a section about millennial angst in every
| profile, but even in 2023 there ain't no one who doesn't love a
| hot tub.
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| ricardobayes wrote:
| On top of that, it's pretty affordable luxury. A decent jacuzzi
| is like 2-3k, unless you go in-ground.
|
| I'm not sure refrigerators with ice dispensers are that much of
| a luxury item too. What's next, hating on toasters?
| lusus_naturae wrote:
| Clean water supply isn't guaranteed via public infra, so ice
| dispensers that hook up to those are not a good option, less
| a lux one. I think home-wide filtration systems and heat
| pumps are new "lux" items for homeowners. I am not sure
| Teslas are considered lux items tbh, I think space and time
| to indulge in expensive hobbies is the more flex/lux aspect,
| currently.
| ricardobayes wrote:
| Oh yeah for sure. I think having high-end photo equipment,
| an expensive drone or having a pilot licence is a much
| bigger luxury than a fridge with an ice maker.
|
| Teslas, not really I think. But a weekend sports car,
| that's luxury.
| eternityforest wrote:
| Love them enough to actually aspire to _own_ one? I sure wouldn
| 't.
|
| Mind you I've never actually been in one, and I suppose there's
| some people saying there's health benefits, so in theory I
| suppose it makes sense why someone would want one... But
| laziness is kind of the ultimate luxury in modern culture, and
| I hot tubs need cleaning, plus they take up space, and cost
| money that one has to earn.
| kdmccormick wrote:
| They're enjoyable. It's a relaxing place to hang out and
| drink with friends, which makes them especially fun to have
| on vacation. I will definitely pay a little extra to stay at
| the hotel with a hot tub.
|
| That said, I think they'd lose their magic if I had one
| available to me every day and had to take care of it, so I'm
| with you on having no desire to own one.
| catiopatio wrote:
| I live in the mountains and certainly enjoy a hot tub on a
| crisp, cloudless, snow-covered night.
|
| However, they're a pain in the ass to own and maintain. Our
| previous rental home had one -- I spent more time maintaining
| it than using it.
|
| When we bought our current home 8 years ago, it had an
| unmaintained broken-down hot tub. I don't regret ripping it
| out instead of fixing it.
|
| I can always use a hot tub on ski vacations, where someone
| else can maintain it.
| iancmceachern wrote:
| Wait, you've never been in a hot tub?
|
| One of the greatest luxuries of life my friend.
|
| I've sat in hot springs on the side of the Colorado River and
| watched rainbow trout jump out of the river as the sun set.
|
| I've sat in man made springs that channelled natural springs
| and watched snow fall against a firelit canyon wall.
|
| I've experienced traditional Korean Spas, Japanese Onsens, on
| and on.
|
| All these people, with variations on the same theme, can't be
| wrong.
|
| One of our life goals is to have a hot tub, on a deck,
| somewhere remote and beautiful. It'd be nice of there was a
| cabin attached, but not necessary.
|
| There are lots of people of think this is the pinnacle of
| existence on earth, give it a try, you might like it.
| rayiner wrote:
| NYT writers disproportionately come from affluent backgrounds.
| The tastemakers have decided that hot tubs are gauche because
| too many proles have them. If you didn't get the memo on that,
| you're probably a prole.
| croisillon wrote:
| youngsters love NFT, she read it in the NYT
| howlin wrote:
| Anyone visiting wine country north of SF can visit a vineyard and
| tasting room that is/was tied to their family. It is almost a
| little museum with various artifacts from the family.
|
| The wine is also decent, and many bottles are quite affordable.
| They make a lot of Italian grape varietals that are a little hard
| to find elsewhere.
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