Those are the ones I tried, they were definitely the best in terms of price and the mobility was good enough for walking etc. I just found that they got a bit too tight for me in a full squat for example. I did purchase them but ended up returning them, I was very close to keeping them. I’d suggest trying them on/ordering them and see how you feel, and you can always return :)

I’ve been searching for the same thing - a PFA/PFC free shell to go over my regular trousers. I’ve tried these three and haven’t had any luck with any of them:

• Patagonia Torrentshell: I could hardly take a full stride in these, and sizing up was like wearing oversized parachute pants

• Marmot equivalent: Much more mobility, but just not enough for me to pedal on a bike without the pants becoming very taut. I fear they’d rip after a while.

• Outdoor Research equivalent: Satisfactory mobility, but for some reason the ankle cuffs are really wide - water would definitely splash up inside these if you were walking through puddles, so it feels like they miss the mark a little especially considering these are a bit more expensive than the others.

I’m still looking, open to recommendations!

At an accelerating rate that is out of sync with our own population growth*

I was wondering the same thing, thanks for the stats.

We could get into the nitty gritty and determine how many chickens an average person eats etc, and maybe we’d find that they’re actually growing at a reasonable rate in comparison to one another, but at first glance these numbers do suggest that we’re killing animals at an accelerating rate.

I’m not vegan but I’ve greatly reduced my meat intake in the past few years, I only really eat it when I’m out and about. This decision was party made because I care about the environment, but this definitely is not the case for many people, so how could they be convinced? A mass marketing campaign aimed at disgusting them?

Nice! I wonder if they plan to integrate Pixelfed with Loops so they can work as one app - replace the Instagram/Reels combo

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The irony of using an AI generated image for this post…

AI imagery makes any article look cheaper in my view, I am more inclined to “judge the book by its cover”.

Why would you slap something so lazy on top of a piece of writing you (assuming it isn’t also written by AI) put time and effort into?