Living Household Items

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Living Household Items PseudoFox 01/10/25 (Fri) 06:50:43 No.1182121

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The U.S. news publication NPR has this illustration for one of its articles. And the idea of a)household objects are now alive, b)the soap in particular is alive, plus c)the soap is emotionally overcome by you using him or her on you (just look at that face) all just freaks me out. Isn't this horrifying rather than funny?

What're your thoughts on living soap, specifically, and living household stuff, in general? What would that make your life into? A tragedy? A comedy? Both? Neither?

Anonymous 01/10/25 (Fri) 07:54:44 No.1182126

It's a future marketing tactic.

Positively Pinkie 01/10/25 (Fri) 08:25:50 No.1182133

I wouldn't be surprised to find out we were using tons of living fungal/bacterial products in our household already.

Clarity!EGL9GiOd9k 01/10/25 (Fri) 08:39:01 No.1182138

>>1182121
I wonder who drew this.

PonyPuristv3.0!sdon3VH28c 01/10/25 (Fri) 13:17:05 No.1182151

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>>1182121

The basic religious idea is called "animism," and it is one of the earliest conceptions of Deity that humans had (https://www.britannica.com/topic/animism). It can be seen in Japan (Shintoism) a lot, I believe.

>>1182126
This. It's cultural appropriation.

...

It's funny in Japan because they have the cultural history to provide context. If the idea starts appearing in the U.S., it will surely be westernized.

Obviously, if a bar of soap were sentient, it would be happy for you to use it as a bar of soap because it would be fully aware of its identity and function. To think otherwise is to project one's own mental state onto the spirit, which would make it sad.

I also found an interesting article on the history of soap: https://abeautifulresistance.org/site/2022/11/1/soap-has-always-been-with-us-and-longer-still.

I think most soaps today aren't made of animals anymore, though. For example, sodium palmate (commonly found in soap) is a detergent made from palm oil.

PseudoFox 01/10/25 (Fri) 16:02:43 No.1182152

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>>1182138
Checked again. Found a name.

Andrea on a phone thangy 01/10/25 (Fri) 17:15:02 No.1182154

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I would first wonder if existence for them would be horrifying and it would be horrifying to be used as intended ... or if being used as intended brings them a sense of fulfillment and joy

Clarity!EGL9GiOd9k 01/10/25 (Fri) 18:09:30 No.1182161

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>>1182152
It's a very distinctive style.

Anonymous 01/10/25 (Fri) 20:04:39 No.1182183

If you made human soap would it have a new personality or would it be the person whose fat was rendered to make it? Cursed to forever be a human trapped in a bar of soap. How horrible would be then to leave it out on the counter to dry out? If you cut it in half would it die or would it feel pain?

NoelleHoliday!XMasPNWEiU 01/10/25 (Fri) 21:31:19 No.1182184

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sex toys are either in heaven or in hell

there is no inbetween

Esh!ddHyS.61fU 01/11/25 (Sat) 02:54:14 No.1182186

>>1182184
False

Sex toys go inbteween things all the damn time. Often many times in rapid succession

Noelle on Phone 01/11/25 (Sat) 05:21:25 No.1182187

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>>1182186
Welp you got me there :P

PseudoFox 01/11/25 (Sat) 06:41:52 No.1182189

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In a just world, this would be the iconic meme face of the 2020s... honestly... maybe...

Dulset Tarn !KelpieFM3Q 01/11/25 (Sat) 07:31:50 No.1182207

It's exfoliating.

PseudoFox 01/11/25 (Sat) 14:52:45 No.1182221

>>1182126
>>1182151
That does make sense!

>>1182133
Hmmmmm... maybe...

>>1182154
I would hope that they'd be happy to be used as their product specifications intend... but then... hard to say... for sure...