#we cannot have or fund innovations if laypeople have no idea what they’re even looking at
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The damage done by academics who don’t communicate with craftspeople because “they know better” cannot be overstated
#it’s such nonsense elitism#and I always see it in places I don’t expect#everyone thinks we can do each other’s jobs#that we can ‘do better’ than whatever authority we’ve decided to devalue#but it’s not true#especially if you’re not actually talking to people in the field or doing the work#I can research textile history because I do research textiles history and respect the expertise that involves#fashion academics could not (as a whole) explain how needle lace is made do it themselves or correctly make a diagram of it#and that’s the difference#and then people try to justify the ‘academic’ knowledge not being shared with the public#while also defending why they won’t send self-taughts who have questions to established craftspeople#which is something I’ve witnessed multiple times#why keep people ignorant?#it makes zero sense to me and it undermines research and development#we cannot have or fund innovations if laypeople have no idea what they’re even looking at
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