cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/49472387

I really can’t think about any reason that this products category even exists.

I imagine people who buy hand-made products as office workers who choose to ride a human instead of ordering taxi to work, just because why not.

It’s like, For people who buy handmade products:

  • A Product that is made of good material and made by machine in a factory and sold at reasonable price: 😡😡😡
  • A product that is 10x the price of normal product and is made by a human using less advanced machines: 😍😍😍
  • Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lolEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I tend to agree. Automation exists so people can have more free-time. And going back to hand-crafting might exploit some workers in worse working conditions (sweatshops). Handcrafting might also endanger workers, contact with chemicals, sharp objects, heat and other dangers.