This started off as a fun article about "what's the most overkill way I can get this?" and then looking for second-hand fighter jet seats just for the shits and giggles.
I like that.
But then it goes south from there, the author seems to believe that anything that isn't from the USA military must be crap:
> Made in the USA from military grade [...] preferably a military supplier [...] This is the real thing, used by the US military. [...]
> Consumer goods suck. You keep buying them. [emphasis theirs]
> The average consumer is an idiot, so the bean counters keep milking them.
So we're idiots for buying a regular knife instead of some military variant that makes you look like, well, someone who would carry a gun as well? Or regular napkins rather than some special cleanroom rated upgrade? I think I'm good, thanks.
I like that.
But then it goes south from there, the author seems to believe that anything that isn't from the USA military must be crap:
> Made in the USA from military grade [...] preferably a military supplier [...] This is the real thing, used by the US military. [...]
> Consumer goods suck. You keep buying them. [emphasis theirs]
> The average consumer is an idiot, so the bean counters keep milking them.
So we're idiots for buying a regular knife instead of some military variant that makes you look like, well, someone who would carry a gun as well? Or regular napkins rather than some special cleanroom rated upgrade? I think I'm good, thanks.