“We’re all suckers”
Concur.
As an example, recently I was engaged in a discussion about the movie “Stink”.
This is a documentary about the chemicals in everything. Well there was some confusion that wasn’t really talked about in the movie.
I have an article of clothing from the 20s. It’s a driving coat. It’s loomed and sewn by machine. it was actually made at the Singer factory in Bridgeport CT.
The fabric is a standard wool / cotton blend. It’s scratchy and stiff, and it’s brilliantly high-quality. I mean, it’s been here since the 20s. I wear it frequently.
New shirts are made so horribly that they begin to unravel the moment they are off the sewing machine. So what was invented was a spray glue that holds the material together.
Without this glue, the shirts wouldn’t even make it to the boxes for shipping. They are all garbage quality that’s held together by this magic spray. It’s “Quality in a can”.
And this spray is _everywhere_. Since no one (really, I mean some do) makes real clothing and textiles this spray is everywhere.