system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is leather so commonly used for things like wallets, bags, etc.? I'm sure it has to do with the physical structure of leather, but why has it become such a standard material?
gpt
Before the creation of synthetic materials, what other durable material did people have? Belts, clothing and bags, boots all made with animal hides are used by people all over the world. Textiles need a lot of labor, to grow the crop, or forage for the crop, then someone to weave it on a loom.

Now it's fashionable, and people in some cases functional preference.