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And in pre-industrial societies, peasants (almost entirely women, ranging from children to the elderly) commonly spent around 100 hours of labor to produce a si
by throw3e98 8mo ago
And in pre-industrial societies, peasants (almost entirely women, ranging from children to the elderly) commonly spent around 100 hours of labor to produce a single square yard of fabric to clothe their families (fabric was too expensive for peasants to buy, so most spun it at home).
So yeah, considering how necessary fabric is to human life, that isn't a terribly surprising figure.
Citation for the 100-ish hours: https://acoup.blog/2025/09/26/collections-life-work-death-and-the-peasant-part-ivd-spinning-plates/ https://acoup.blog/2025/09/26/collections-life-work-death-an...
- ericmcer 8mo agoThere has to be a sweet spot between someone hand spinning wool for 100s of hours and an automated factory spitting 80% polymer based clothing directly into a trash can.
- gabrieledarrigo 8mo agoMan, I really can't see your point. And so...?
- mulmen 8mo agoTry opening your eyes.
- gabrieledarrigo 8mo agoSo you are telling me that quoting the time spent to build a single square yard of fabric in the pre-industrial society is a contextualized comment to the % of co2 emission for the fashion industry?
- mulmen 8mo agoYes, that appears to be their point.