• BarqsHasBite
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    11 month ago

    Bread can’t go stale if the mice keep eating it. There’s an order of operations here.

    • @tomenzgg@midwest.social
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      11 month ago

      I don’t know that I agree that breadboxes were solely used in times/cases where the risk of mice getting to the bread was present but I get your reasoning.

      • BarqsHasBite
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        1 month ago

        As with many things it starts for one reason, then a different benefit comes up, becomes a norm just because, then peters out.