Childhood indoctrination

[Aractus]

So you're telling me that synthetic fibres are actually failing quality control tests, and they're still letting them on the market?

That's right. Any reputable company will not use them.

I think I might have to call consumer affairs! Maybe a more realistic/believable statement would be that the synthetics achieve quantitatively lower results on rub tests but still pass them. If they're genuinely failing, I think you need to provide a source.

It's really not my area of expertise. But what I can give you is a whole list of companies that will only use WOOL fabric for upholstery and of those only the ones that pass the rub tests they demand. As far as Ikea is concerned - they have no credibility for quality control, thus I'm not interested in what they sell.

As far as the unreportable companies are concerned, FYI, not only do they sell shit that doesn't pass quality control tests - they sell shit that isn't even legal to begin with. But that's another matter. An example is - there are strict legal limit on what amount of formaldehyde particle board is allowed to spew into the atmosphere. All the companies that produce particleboard - or - particleboard products have to abide by these standards - The Laminex Group, Polytec, Sebel, etc. Next time you see a particleboard product made in china, why don't you go get it tested? What you'll find is that it doesn't meet our legal standard (let alone quality controls) yet still gets sold by Office Works, Ikea, etc. Granted I kind of think people stupid enough to buy Chinese particleboard deserve to breathe in formaldehyde, so it kind of all works out anyway.

I'd love to see Australia put a flat-out ban on all imported particleboard - and especially imported timbers - yet, alas, I'm just a minority and my opinion doesn't count for squat when it comes to this.

The only "evidence" that the vegan couch provides is of the existence of a vegan couch, but what it means is that the animal products are not necessary. You would have to at least agree with that, even if you view the vegan option as inferior. You're the one with the choice, and you seem to care deeply about finding the most gentle textile for your precious tushy, but the animals who are exploited for that choice have absolutely no say, and I think it would be basic decency to at least consider your victims.

And who sells it? Ikea? What about Sebel or another more reputable brand?

Also, if we recycle our synthetic products, then it doesn't really matter that they are not biodegradable, so I remain unconvinced that an environmental argument against veganism is credible.

Pfft, we don't even recycle half the non-synthetic shit we have, let alone synthetics.