Would you 3D print your shoes one day?
- NigelFrobisher ( @NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) English8•6 days ago
You wouldn’t download a trainer.
- Diddlydee ( @Diddlydee@feddit.uk ) English7•6 days ago
They’re horrible looking.
- LuxSpark ( @LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe ) English7•6 days ago
And entirely ridiculous.
- otter ( @otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•6 days ago
Says the Crocs© wearer. 🤢😅
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English6•6 days ago
Most likely also manufacturered is the shittiest possible way for the environment.
- otter ( @otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English4•6 days ago
But, hey, at least that child labor army can move onto more qualified work, like routing circuitry in Chinese plastic tchotchkes and mobile devices, eh? Viva la revoluçion! 😶🌫️
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English3•6 days ago
The orphan killing machine is working properly
- otter ( @otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•5 days ago
The
orphan killingurchin employing machine is working properlyThanks, Napoleon. 🤦🏽♂️🖕🏼
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English1•4 days ago
I don’t often mix up my metaphorsbut when I do the shoe is on the greased up monkey.
Checkmate.
- Onihikage ( @Onihikage@beehaw.org ) English1•4 days ago
3D-printed shoes could be a great idea given how different everyone’s feet can be. It could save on transportation and logistical costs, and everyone could have shoes perfect for their feet, created much more locally than Vietnam.
However, the cynic in me says that’s not what Nike is doing, or why - they’re doing this because it lets them cut workers. Traditional shoe manufacturing involves human hands at many process steps, often with machine assistance or other tools. This lets them cut out all of those workers and all of that equipment in favor of one machine that makes an entire generic shoe for them to shove onto shelves next to all the other generic factory-made shoes. This is not the future.
- Lodespawn ( @Lodespawn@aussie.zone ) English2•6 days ago
I mean … I would … but I certainly wouldn’t waste my time printing those abominations 🤮