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477 points gyomu | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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juancn ◴[02 Sep 25 17:03 UTC] No.45105839[source]▶
It's related to the concept of Mottainai (もったいない, 勿体無い) in Japanese culture. Where any waste is considered bad, specially related to food.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottainai

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AlienRobot ◴[02 Sep 25 17:46 UTC] No.45106545[source]▶
There is a similar concept in English culture called "waste".
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1. breppp ◴[02 Sep 25 18:16 UTC] No.45106958[source]▶
Doesn't sound as strong due to the lack of tv captions