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Re:I was skeptical of the Dyson Zone – until NYC’s worst air... by netsharc on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:37AM (#36239286)
I wonder if the pitch for this product was "Yeah I know it looks stupid, but trust me, we humans are not going to stop fucking up the planet, and when the alternative is choking on dust, no one will care if they look stupid wearing one of these."

Next, Dyson Stillsuit?

Hmm my cynic-o-meter reads 3.6. Not grear, but not terrible...

Re:I was skeptical of the Dyson Zone – until NYC’s worst air... by prepend on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:54AM (#36240353)
People who buy dysons aren’t known for critical thinking and decision making.

Dyson identifies problems and then markets things that are targeted toward solving the problem. Not that actually solve the problem.

There’s more money in the search than the find.

People are concerned about air quality and n95 and higher respirators are ugly and uncomfortable and don’t signal wealth. The Dyson zone costs $1000 so people who don’t like air pollution, have money, and don’t know what to do now have something.

That being said, I would absolutely buy a stillsuit if it even did 1% of what a real stillsuit does.

In Neal Stephenson’s recent novel, Termination Shock, he writes about “earth suites” that people use to help mitigate heat and sun from climate change. I assume this is based on something available or hacked together so I’m on the lookout for a stillsuit.