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this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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William Gibson pointed out that during the Depression someone could buy a workshirt for about 35 cents and wear it every day to the coal mine, until it was time to pass it on to their kid.
Clothes were built of sturdier stuff back then as well, even t-shirts. Modern fabrics that are soft and thin are relatively new inventions. Even t-shirts from the 80's/90's are a different story and a lot less comfortable.
A massive amount of effort has gone into making things comfortable in the last 40 years. We don't have have itchy tags inside t-shirts anymore.
Finally, when you pass it on to your child, either it fits both of you very badly, or you're re-sewing it to fit the new person.
Thank synthetic fabrics for today's lack of durability.
People also used to repair clothes a lot, darning, elbow patches, etc.