Do you know what a flying shuttle is? In English it's flying shuttle.
It's normal, nobody knows. But this thing for me is a symbol of one interesting thought.
In two words, it's such a device that can be installed on a weaving loom, and interweaving threads becomes times faster.
Without it everything was done by hand and you needed to hire a couple people for this, with it the same work can be done alone and faster.
Hard to explain in words, so as always found a video with three views where everything is clear:
Let's return to the shuttle, why is it important for me? The vibe around it.
As seen in the video, the invention isn't exactly genius, not made from a rare titanium alloy. Someone just sat somewhere and thought.
The results were ironic:
- the device didn't just simplify work, it fired a whole bunch of people
- a bunch of people out of resentment decided to burn down the inventor's house
- the device almost started the entire industrial revolution, the concept "remove a couple lazy people" was the motto of that time
- the inventor died in poverty and oblivion
- we have no idea that this wooden stick is a symbol of the era, we don't even know about its existence in the majority
For me the flying shuttle is a symbol of what you should do in life. Something that will turn the life of next generations upside down. Something your generation won't understand.
Something not sexy, in short.
You know how they say: "smart is the new sexy". Bullshit.
Not-sexy is the new sexy.