People make clubs for everything now. It's just some old vegetables in a jar. Calling it a 'swap' and having monthly meetings feels like a lot. It's not like you're trading rare baseball cards or something. Next they'll have a ranking system for the best sour cabbage.

Watched my friend make chili in a cast iron pot on a beach fire last fall. He threw in whatever we had, just let it bubble away for ages. The taste was insane, like nothing from his expensive kitchen back home. Now he says all his smart appliances feel overkill for real flavor. I mean, that trip kinda broke his brain about cooking gear. Idk, maybe it's just me but seeing that happen makes your post totally click.

Harvard research points the other way.