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Your towel’s absorption rate has nothing to do with how soft it is but rather the material. Wash your scratchy towels using fabric softener
I agree wholeheartedly. >

Not unpopular.  Soft towels dont absorb.  Rough towels are the way. >

Me and my stepdad actually agree with this one. >

Fabric softeners and dryer sheets usually have a lot of oil in them. Stops static and smells nice but terrible for absorbency. >

I don't think they have to be scratchy, but they can't have that weird flimsy soft that dryer sheets give >

No way! Have an upvote for unpopular. Soft is always better. >

I feel like there’s a sex joke somewhere in this comment but I can’t figure out phrasing. 
That’s what she said? >

this is true but I hate that it's true >

Larry David ! Agreed >

That’s because of fabric softener and dryer sheets. They almost waterproof them.