Honestly if they’ve improved the efficiency of sails then that’s great, but this marketting text is still silly enough to go here.

  • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    damn, that sounds cool. it might be more expensive or not automated enough wrt trimming (surely they could figure this out) & that’s why the op sort of thing are getting more hype

    or the op type is gadgetbahn snakeoil and actual sail-powered cargo will eventually be mostly automatic clippers

    • Egon [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      It was very cool to see! Though also kinda sad, because the only reason they have made those advances in sail technology are because it allows them to cut down on labour costs. Like it’s all just done to make it so they have to pay less people money. There’s nothing better about the sails themselves, the ship is as fast as it ever was, it’s just more money for the owners.