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ekianjo
3mo ago
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Not really. Polymers in clothes are everywhere and they have very désirable properties compared to pure cotton. Untreated cotton had many problems.
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trollbridge
3mo ago
Materials other than cotton (like wool and leather) existed.
ekianjo
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3mo ago
yup, but polymers are much, much cheaper to produce. And some have properties that no natural fabric can offer.
anhner
3mo ago
> properties that no natural fabric can offer
like polluting every inch of the Earth with microplastics!
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