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French tanker wearing a British 'splatter mask' to protect against shrapnel/'spalling' in the tank, WW1, 1918
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No. That is just wartime PPE
Now, when that becomes standard attire for cybertruck owners? THAT is when we enter a dystopia.
It's a very dystopian aesthetic, though. The right mixture of 'crude' and 'industrial'.
The design is very human.
Pretty much most WW1 combat gear tho.