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A Machine Cannot Mean It Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

A Machine Cannot Mean It Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

A machine cannot mean it. A machine can imitate a brushstroke, a chord, a sentence, and what it cannot do is mean any of it, and the songwriter in the tee has heard a model reproduce her progressions note for note without the thing that made her write them. Intent is the part that never shows up in the training data. This tee is about that part.

Wear it to the songwriters' circle, the gallery opening, the writers' workshop, the music licensing panel, and the family dinner where a relative says the AI version sounded fine. It is a strong gift for a songwriter, a painter, a novelist, and the friend who could hear the difference.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a songwriters' circle. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the meant-the-chord entry on our anti-AI movement page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this the same as a robot has never had a breakup? Cousins. That one is the feeling behind the song; this one is the intent behind every note.

Would a songwriters' association order these? Associations do, for the circle. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black and Ivory. Bay for the opening.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the all-hands where they announce the new tool, the studio, the classroom, the town meeting about the data center.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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