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[–] Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. That is just wartime PPE

Now, when that becomes standard attire for cybertruck owners? THAT is when we enter a dystopia.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's a very dystopian aesthetic, though. The right mixture of 'crude' and 'industrial'.

[–] Wodge@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The design is very human.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty much most WW1 combat gear tho.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Very dieselpunk. WW1 was wild.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

WW1 was supposed to be The Last War, shame they made it a sequel

[–] Lepsea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

The Great War wasn't so great after all

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

This looks like a zdzislaw beksinski painting

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any evidence that they worked?

[–] Bondrewd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

A metal mask will probably be better than no metal mask. Almost surely for the eyes.

[–] GarytheSnail@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Look at them shutter shades.