Polyester solved minor issues in fabrics and was generally less comfortable and less odor-resistant than cotton. AI, by contrast, is dynamic and steadily removing pain points with no serious competition from non-AI solutions. The title is catchy, but the comparison doesn’t hold up.
> Polyester is still used extensively but it isn’t the replacement industry wanted
This is almost always the case. It's very rare that an improvement is better than the original in everything.
The new thing is always sold as universally better, and some times it takes a while for the mass consciousness of people to figure out that the new is better in some respects but the old is still better in others.
I disagree with you on AI, the results are clearly poor.
I agree on polyester, though. I sweat and itch wearing polyester clothing, even relatively low blends. Maybe not an issue for everyone, but to me it’s clearly an inferior fabric.
