i have returned

i will die without routine. also this routine is killing me

"crochet can't be made by machines" went from being a cool fun fact to being a call to action of "so if you see mass manufactured crochet in Target, that was made by a person and they were underpaid and you should boycott it" which is true, it was made by a person, but EVERY item of clothing you own (that you did not purchase from a company using ethical labor) was made by a person being underpaid (at *best*.)

Sewing machines are operated by *people*. Knitting machines are operated by *people*. Yes lots of the process is automated but you cannot tell a machine "make me a t-shirt" or "make me a knit cardigan".

Higher awareness of fast fashion, and the true human labor and abuse behind it, is GREAT, but let's not pretend that the crochet hat in target is THE problem. Every article of clothing in target is the problem. "All clothes are made by people" is the jumping off point here into understanding this issue it's not just crochet it's the whole thing ahhhhHHHHHHHHHH

as a clothing history researcher in the US, I hear a lot of "clothing used to be handmade! [including a human operating a sewing machine in that category]"

and I always respond with, "it still is"

a lot of people don't realize that clothing production...really hasn't changed that much from the days of early 20th-century sweatshops. the sweatshops just aren't in most western countries anymore

this:

and this:

are the exact same thing. just with more electricity, theoretically more regulations (which are often ignored), and different people working the machines

YOU WOULDNT DOWNLOAD AN ARCHIVIST

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Dorym - so close, yet so far.

step 1: be a very little guy. step 2: get an air genasi. step 3: FLOATING NAP.

Bells Hells as textposts 2/???

Welcome to the age of enthusiasm.

Unironically love this

do you guys ever feel like an outcast even in a group full of outcasts. like i'm autistic and even in groups full of neurodivergent people i'm still excluded sometimes. i don't understand why

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The only acceptable ads should be shit like "groceries on sale" and "free event at the local library"

kipperlilly copperkettle hating the bad kids since day one of freshman year: funny, intriguing, typical of high school kids and of what we know about kipperlilly, and very understandable given that the school is structured into clique-like adventuring parties, of course some students would hate other parties

kipperlilly copperkettle hating RIZ specifically since Day Fucking One: LITERALLY WHAT THE HELL LITERALLY WHAT COULD HE HAVE POSSIBLY EVER FUCKING DONE TO YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

who up rigging they mortis

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