2026-10-04 17:06 UTC
that my mother had the architectural and engineering skills to solder components for aeronautical electronics yet was made to believe they were useless because they were the skills of a garment worker, and an exploited sweatshop worker, is why we need a new Luddite revolution.
imagine a world in which we had 3 generations of engineers with sewing, beading, embroidery, quilting, carpentry, metallurgic arts skills running with what #NASA learned with the LOL program?
imagine that computing…
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@blogdiva@mastodon.social 2026-10-04 17:13
shit, imagine a world in which Americans didnt stop making their own clothes at home and at school. imagine a world like that today. am also feeling a way because when i went for my cancer checkup, i made it a point to wear clothes i made. after mami, then my brother died, it took me a long time to pick up myself and do that #sewing thing. then the pandemic happened. and #LongCOVID and breast #cancer. so it was FINALLY about a year ago i could finally DO. THAT. THING…