I saw this commercial on late night TV, it was for this thing you attach to a garden hose, it was like 'You can water your hard-to-reach plants with this product.' Who the fuck would make their plants hard to reach? That seems so very mean.'[3]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He questions why someone would place plants where they are hard to water.
- In plain terms
- He mocks a product designed for plants placed in hard spots.
- What can you take from it?
- Poor design choices often create unnecessary problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is this product actually useful?
- Why do we place things poorly?
Another view
Sometimes plants are hard to reach by accident.
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