i hold few left tendencies in more contempt than anprims. industry and human ingenuity gave us the CASE axial-flow combine and 45 foot grain header for a reason.
as a fiber arts lover, i feel like the ability to make yarn / string / rope is very underrated when we talk about civilization-enabling developments in early hominid history. like just being able to tie things together and carry them around from place to place more easily is huge!
My DH once had to lead me away from a quilt exhibit at a historical site because he said I was scaring the little kid who asked 'But why would people *bother* cutting up old rags just to sew them together again?'
(Just the utility argument, not even 'desperate for something pretty' sidebar... )
haha i hear you.... because if you have to set up a loom to weave cloth with 8-40+ ends per inch, or else not have cloth, you're going to wring every last bit of life out of what you've made.
