This morning, when I checked my server I was greeted with this message.

"Is toby fox in a house with a carpet?"

With an attached gif of Roxy homestuck.

Obviously, this stirred a bit of intrigue in my mind. Its a pretty deep question- *is* toby fox in a house with a carpet?

I dont know what gardenGnostic meant by that specifically, but I took it to suggest that Toby Fox- beloved music / video game designer, lives in a house with carpeted flooring.

Honestly? I still dont know what kind of flooring he has. But the thought of him having his floors furnished with the near biohazard that is permanent carpet filled me with an unshakable sense of dread. This is because I really dislike carpeted flooring, heres why.

Carpeted flooring is not pleasing to look at. Furniture sinks into it and leaves unsightly indents. The color- though with a respectable range- becomes tired overtime, and just doesn't often compliment other aspects of the room.

The texture is often unpleasant. This may just be a personal thing, but walking on carpeted flooring with bare feet grosses me out, as someone who has lived in houses with such. Even with slippers, I dont dig the lack of firmness. I long for solidity! (Thats what she said [when presented with erectile dysfunction])

It's gross! It's absorbent and hard to clean. If properly maintained, it can be alright. But lets be real. A lot of people with carpeted flooring dont clean it properly or regularly enough. Maybe you hit it with a vacuum, spot treat if you spill something- its not enough! Most people dont own a carpet cleaner.

Carpet absorbs filth and traps it in its greedy, plush fronds. Disgusting. If you have carpet and pets? Horrendous. Just vacuuming isnt gonna fucking do it. Its so gross. Normal floors that you can sweep and mop are far superior.

I'll admit, when done properly and maintained well, carpeted flooring can be alright. Im sure there is a scenario in which carpeted flooring is even better than hardwood. I dont know. Maybe you live somewhere chilly. That possibility to be half decent is what puts carpeted flooring far, far above the epilogues.