crochet stans saying "they can't automate crochet!!!" found dead ig!!!! $1M seed funding round, which doesn't mean anything til they deliver the goods of course, we all saw theranos
"Meanwhile, textile workers are already under pressure, having faced factory closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, and more recently the war in Iran, which has hit polyester supplies. Automation industry representatives often suggest that workers should aim for better-paying, less repetitive jobs – but simply handing t-shirt production to robots won't do that overnight." - BBC
screaming at the idea they should simply get better jobs.
labour laws, universal luxury income when? or UBI ig
stuff to mention in passing but not focus on
softwear, mentioned in the video, spent 10+ years developing the tech to make tshirts at scale autonomously, just raised $20 mil end of 2025 to keep operating, seem to be hiring, but where are the garments they create? to youtube!
### waste/lack of sustainability
this video is old and stupid. "autonomous sewing isn't nearly as advanced as autonomous vehicles" of course not, there's so many more permutations and tasks (i don't drive but to me it feels like there are less combos of options with a car than a sewing machine)
https://softwearautomation.com
LLM use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0f7n9mDVc
"fashion corporatising" lol i feel like fashion has been corporate a while i'm so sorry
luddites!!!! blood in the machine!!!!
shein and everlane
"hyperfast fashion"
AI in fashion forecasting
can technology make the business of fashion less ugly?
# this is a video essay in progress!!!! leave comments if you think of something i haven't or the spirit moves u
# focusing on: labour rights, sweatshops, and AI/robotic automation
crochet stans saying "they can't automate crochet!!!" found dead ig!!!! $1M seed funding round, which doesn't mean anything til they deliver the goods of course, we all saw theranos
"Meanwhile, textile workers are already under pressure, having faced factory closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, and more recently the war in Iran, which has hit polyester supplies. Automation industry representatives often suggest that workers should aim for better-paying, less repetitive jobs – but simply handing t-shirt production to robots won't do that overnight." - BBC
screaming at the idea they should simply get better jobs.
labour laws, universal luxury income when? or UBI ig
stuff to mention in passing but not focus on
softwear, mentioned in the video, spent 10+ years developing the tech to make tshirts at scale autonomously, just raised $20 mil end of 2025 to keep operating, seem to be hiring, but where are the garments they create? to youtube!
### waste/lack of sustainability
this video is old and stupid. "autonomous sewing isn't nearly as advanced as autonomous vehicles" of course not, there's so many more permutations and tasks (i don't drive but to me it feels like there are less combos of options with a car than a sewing machine)
https://softwearautomation.com
LLM use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0f7n9mDVc
"fashion corporatising" lol i feel like fashion has been corporate a while i'm so sorry