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Originally Posted by Alisa
Disposable = fetish? A fetish is an object someone finds necessary to derive pleasure. It is by no means disposable. I don't find my reader necessary. I find it improves my experience and increases convenience. It's a tool. I am not emotionally attached to it. I can still enjoy reading a paper book. I just prefer live trees, an uncluttered house, and having my books conveniently indexed.
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Limited definition of fetish on your part.
Fetishes include objects, certainly, and not just to derive pleasure. Fetishes are, more widely, anything (noun, verb, adjective, etc) used as a nigh-required part of some ritual or practice -- religion (chalices, holy books, etc), pleasure (name it, there's a fetish of it somewhere), everyday tasks (compulsive behaviors especially), etc all have their fetishes associated with them.
Disposability and convenience are also fetishes for some people, as are permanence and labor.
(Incidentally, I like live trees as well: I've got an acre of 100-foot-or-more in my yard.. thankfully these are the ones that survived the windstorm before we bought.
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