@em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social
Post #2640626
2026-02-04 14:15 UTC
@Ameboid@mastodon.social I guess this is why those of us who are artists and makers can see the effort behind something and can be “blown away” by what seems to be the simplest thing. The admiration of a piece of art was originally and subconsciously the admiration of the effort in a piece. But if the “public” hasn’t seen any of the effort during their lifetime, I suppose they are pretty ignorant as to “why” they admire a piece.
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@em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social 2026-02-04 14:25
@Ameboid@mastodon.social you see this in the knitting & specialty yarn crafts. People forget how long it takes to knit pretty much anything, & they don’t know what it entails to keep, shear & process fibers like alpaca or angora rabbit 🐇. All they see is a finished hat, gloves, yarn etc. They expect to pay pennies for the hours of labor that went into it. If you take a piece that is knitted in oh, 10 hours, at minimum (National) wage of $7.50 you’re looking at a $75 dollar thing. Forget the price of the yarn.