>>17463603wow what a fuckingtragedy. shame you literally can't get shit online if they're not on a goyslop streaming service
>>17463614no we drink at roughly the same time and theirs is yuge so they don't drink all of it and just leave the coffee in the pot all day so they can drink more if they feel like it
If you watch the whole video, I think they explain that lotus is an invasive species in Cambodia and is causing problems, so they're turning it into silk so more of it gets cleared from the waterways it's clogging. They're already eaten, but this also puts a dent in the problem.
EDIT 1: I was indeed confusing it with another video (someone helpfully pointed this out. Thank you!), and I got the country wrong. This is in Veitnam, but lotus silk is also made in Cambodia and Myanmar. In this case, these craftspeople are using the stems of the lotus because farmers usually throw the stems away. The high cost is because there is no way to automate this, and it is still a small practice.
However, lotus is still invasive in most Asian countries (including in Vietnam) where it does cause problems. These craftspeople, specifically, are not tackling that directly; they're working with the people already using lotus for food to control the invasive species.
EDIT 2: Upon further research due to replies, lotus is NOT invasive in some Asian countries, including Cambodia and Myanmar, but the dense mats of vegetation it forms in natural waterways due to farming runoff is a navigation problem (much like algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff). I got the facts confused because I didn't read the information I found carefully enough and didn't consult enough sources. (I was not anticipating anyone to even SEE this comment honestly)
The Asian Lotus and Sacred Lotus are considered invasive outside of their normal range, which can be some Asian countries, European countries, and countries in the Americas. I didn't expect to learn this much about lotus, but here we are!
