myrmepropagandist on Nostr: I think the disappearance of these kinds of trades feeds the feeling that the modern ...

I think the disappearance of these kinds of trades feeds the feeling that the modern world is terrible and strange strains of nostalgia that right wing politicians seem adept at exploiting and turning in to much uglier things... without ever bringing back any of the things from "the good old days" that were actually good.

Like shoes that you could love and have for 25 years.

I've heard people suggest that products that last slow economies. That isn't true. They change who gets to make money.