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I don't get why people would waste energy on drying clothes with a dryer if you can just as well air dry them.
Not everyone has the space for that
I live in a 190sqft (18m²) single bedroom apt and I have the space for it. The amount of people that have even less space should be pretty low. At least the drying rack folds up and hides behind a cabinet. The dryer doesn't.
But you got space for a drying machine?
Some people don't have those either and use a launderette or have shared machines
IF.
Pervasive mold is one of the drawbacks of living in my (beautifully forested and wet) part of the world. I can't line dry my cloths because stuff I'm allergic to will grow on it, rendering it unwearable.
Think real hard about it for like, five seconds, then report back
Air drying gives me crisp clothes. Using a dryer with fabric softener gives me nice and soft clothes.
I want soft clothing. So I use the dryer.
Honestly, for me personally this doesn't make any sense.
Firstly most fabric softeners are terrible for the moisture wicking abilities of fabrics. You should never use them on towels, bed sheets or any clothing that you expect to absorb sweat to some degree. They are known to contain chemicals that can pollute the ground water and they also cost money.
Now taking into account all that and the fact that using a dryer is very energy intensive, I find making all those comprimises just because you want your clothing to be soft is less than understandable.
You forgot to mention that machine drying also leads to clothes breaking/wearing down much faster
This guy dries
Not sure how this relates to anything other than that you seem to be shook enough by what I said to dig through my comment history.
Because I don't want to spend three days to run a load of laundry.
You do not need to watch your clothes dry. They dry all on their own. You are free to do other things in the meantime.
Sure when the weather is good, but in the middle of winter and rainy season an electric dryer is a life saver
How does the season or it being rainy or not change anything? I have been air drying my laundry all year round for the past eight years and I live in a pretty rainy climate.
I meant outdoors. It takes forever indoors. I do the socks and that's like most of the space filled up for a day