The hill I will die on: Forget potholes – the true indicator of societal decline is the ropey shoelace | Coco Khan
They have one job, the clue’s right there in their name – but I’ve noticed that ‘optimised’ shoelaces on pricey trainers are anything but If
They have one job, the clue’s right there in their name – but I’ve noticed that ‘optimised’ shoelaces on pricey trainers are anything but If political coverage has you never wanting to hear the word “pothole” again, let me spice things up with an entirely new symbol of decline – one even more everyday, more easily fixed (and therefore even more damning).
Potholes 2.0: ladies and gentlemen, I give you the shoelace, and how they do not stay tied any more. If you’re wondering what my evidence is, I say: evidence schmevidence. Like most political grievances (PC gone mad! Migrants stealing our jobs!) it doesn’t need to be true, only to feel true.
And a quick search online suggests I am not the only one who feels like shoelaces – which, let’s be clear, have one job! –
are rubbish now. Reddit, Quora, Coco Khan is a freelance writer and co-host of the politics podcast Pod Save the UK Continue reading...
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