• Mesophar@pawb.social
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    19 hours ago

    You would be surprised how many people are unable to do that, who are physically capable of doing it.

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      18 hours ago

      At least where I live there’s a cultural learned helplessness around sewing. “Nobody does it anymore so how am I supposed to have learned?” or “doesn’t sewing something cost more than just buying a new garment?” (both I’ve personally heard people say)

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        17 hours ago

        For sure it’s likely either a learned helplessness or a passive indifference. People like to give up before they even try.