#because in real life i'm much more likely to hear 'i crocheted a couple of blankets 40 years ago'
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"book reading isn't slow and sustainable anymore!" "fibre arts aren't slow and sustainable anymore!" "diy isn't slow and sustainable anymore!" well maybe you feel that way in part because your only connection with people who do these things is online influencers who buy 100 books a month or knit 12 things for a monthly wrap-up that you never see them wear on camera again or make a new foam mirror tutorial every few weeks because they're doing this as their content. i think it's much more indicative of what's actually going on to say "lots of influencer online content isn't slow or sustainable" than acting like it's a problem with general user error in various different hobbies. it's influencers and people playing at living like influencers who are making these ridiculous monthly or weekly challenges to show off. it's not a problem inherent to most people in whichever niche the influencer or pseudo-influencer picks.
#rubia speaks#because in real life i'm much more likely to hear 'i crocheted a couple of blankets 40 years ago'#or 'i made a diy shelf to put some of my trinkets on' rather than like#'I MADE 12 CARDIGANS A MONTH FOR A YEAR: CRAFT HAUL + GRWM + MUST HAVE SUPPLIES!!!!!!'#i do have a problem w people saying certain hobbies are *inherently ABOUT* sustainability bc like#that comes up with knitting and crochet a lot and i don't think a single ethos can be applied to entire art forms#even if it does take a while to make the items#but i don't think the opposite of 'EVERYONE'S MAKING TOO MANY THINGS!!!! GAAAAARRRGH!!!!' is true either lmao#log off tiktok log off youtube 'guru' channels there's a whole world of average people out there
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