[betterbeehome]

You only need to sharpen straight razors once every 3 to 6 months. You don't necessarily need your own stone. I pay a friend to do it for a few bucks. Takes him 5-10mins. The money he invest on his wetstones has been paid back at this point.

To me straight razors represent community, whereas cartridge/disposables represent isolation, loneliness and obviously disposability. The people who are too afraid to use a straight razor, have to go to a barber to experience it. That's fantastic as it creates more social elements to this routine aspect of life.