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vanuatu 3 hours ago

it was terrible for weavers

it was great for workers around the world who now can afford clothes

noosphr an hour ago | parent [-]

Cheap cloth didn't mean cheap clothes. You had to wait a century for the sewing machine for that to happen.

WalterBright 2 minutes ago | parent [-]

Of course it meant cheaper clothes. Spend some time with a hand loom and you'll see why.