kasaron:

gjallarhornallewerk:

kasaron:

People say that ancient textiles were much finer than modern textiles due to handmade properties and cannot be reproduced. I cast that under great suspicion. 

I think this is one of those things that gets exaggerated. If you can make one bolt of cloth a year, you’re gonna make it the damn best bolt the world’s ever seen. There’s no real benefit to loosening the tolerances up if you can’t do it a whole lot faster.

But now, can just mass produce it to fully acceptable standards, so why bother spending the extra time to make something that has X semi-legendary property?

Even so, loomers of the Medieval time cranked out bolts per week, sometimes faster; and with relatively basic materials.

I suspect that yes, there is a price point on quality and the expectation of quality is much lower today than it was then; but that’s a sign of a consumer culture, less than a failure of tech. 

I know I’m being hyperbolic on the production amounts, but it’s the same concept as, say, japanese sword making. Can only make so many, so might as well make them the best we can.

kasaron:

People say that ancient textiles were much finer than modern textiles due to handmade properties and cannot be reproduced. I cast that under great suspicion. 

I think this is one of those things that gets exaggerated. If you can make one bolt of cloth a year, you’re gonna make it the damn best bolt the world’s ever seen. There’s no real benefit to loosening the tolerances up if you can’t do it a whole lot faster.

But now, can just mass produce it to fully acceptable standards, so why bother spending the extra time to make something that has X semi-legendary property?

dragonenby:

kill “cringe culture” and replace it with “healthy amount of shame culture”.

eg: leave kids who like undertale alone but let’s keep societal shame a necessary thing so that we don’t end up with greasy 21 y/o boys who walk their girlfriends around on leashes in public lol