i mean i get clothes costing money, really i do. but a t-shirt. something about it costing a hundred times what i'd pay. it even has a design on the back! it seems like something I'D wear, except it's made of god's fur
this isn't helping though. why does it cost $500? it's a t-shirt. is it radiation hardened? made of extinct animals? i don't see anything in the pictures. maybe it appeals to some other sense? like it smells really nice, or alters your proprioception to make you feel like you're flying
i mean it's a nice-looking t-shirt i guess but
it's made by valentino
that's the only reason
most high-visibility fashion labels exist mainly for the gratification of people with fucktons of money on their hands
it is possible to buy a really, really good t-shirt cutting no corners using the best materials and the most careful construction and the most studied of fits
how do you even point that out? like... if you get an abercrombie and fitch shirt or whatever they've got it plastered in huge ass letters. for valentino do you just go like, "oh, my new shirt's from valentino", rip it off, hand it to them so they can examine it, and then jump in your pool of hundred dollar bills?
you don't point it out to others you just think to yourself "i have so much fucking money that i can spend 500 dollars on a completely nondescript t-shirt"
on the other side of the designer clothing spectrum, in this reddit post a man makes an argument for a particular expensive t-shirt that actually does make a kind of sense
A lot of old money (ie. people who grew up rich and have never been anything but) don't really have a concept of how much things are supposed to cost, because they don't really have a concept of how much money is worth.
I recall once reading an anecdote (I think on Cracked of all places) wherein a hotel worker was tipped $5 in ones one time, and over $100 in twenties another time, because to these people money is so common that the only conception of its worth they have is "more bills = more money".
Basically this shit exists to take advantage of the rich and ignorant.
on the other side of the designer clothing spectrum, in this reddit post a man makes an argument for a particular expensive t-shirt that actually does make a kind of sense
Of course, the guy does point out further down the line that most people would and should not pay anything close to list price for one of those shirts, even if it is a work of art.
i guess most of what i buy is books. there's some social showoffyness there but i don't give a damn, being a college student. but even then, like.
I saw this in a B&N once. I thought it was ostentatious - the actual text is two thousand pages of tiny font describing bone structure in mind-numbing detail, you know, it's not like it needs to look good. I don't remember what it cost, like twenty dollars? forty? online now it's listed at about $20 but that might have dropped from the premier.
i got my copy used, five bucks. it looks like crap, cover's all ripped up and shit.. if i wanted to show off i can imagine spending $20 instead. maybe i could get a revised annotated copy, a set, who knows, that's like $100. but $1000 that's just i can't even understand
Thing is though that with food and rare books there is some pleasure to be derived other than "I just SPENT a LARGE amount of MONEY!!!!"
Exactly.
This can also apply to a really nice bespoke suit or a painting or even a nice car, but I feel like after a certain point functionality drops away and you're just throwing money in the air.
^ This is also true, but I prefer personal satisfaction to how others see me, at least in terms of monetary value.
When I have the means to splurge, normally it's on books or bras, honestly. I'm actually fairly passionate about bra fitting >_> It kinda changed how I felt about my body once I found out how to properly fit myself for them. It's just so much more comfortable and I feel like I look much, much better in them. Like, if I could, I would pretty much only purchase luxury hand-made Polish bras. Normally I buy them used or on sale, though, so it's not so bad. I have an Ewa Michalak Bm Czarny Tulipan that is my FAVORITE. It's just such a classy and luxurious piece of clothing. The only bad part about having lots of cool bras is that it's socially unacceptable to show them off, generally speaking.
Books are my first and true love, though. They were basically my "social life" in middle school/early high school, and going out onto our balcony to read in the sun with my cat is still my favored method of relaxation. I've also got a real soft spot for buying nice copies of books - hardbacks, first editions, signed, et cetera. Since I have a Nook, I'll usually, ah, questionably acquire books I care less about. If I'm actually buying a book, I'd like it to be a copy that makes me happier to have in my room.
It does seem like nice clothes (for both men and women) are biased toward "average-sized" people, which can be whatever the designer or the store thinks "average" is. >.< I'm a big guy, myself, and it's hard enough finding clothes that fit that I tend to dress like i'm still in high school most of the time.
I tend to splurge very rarely, with the sole exception of holiday Steam sales en masse. I don't buy clothes unless something in my wardrobe is getting worn out, usually my mandatory pair of sneakers. As for books, I do live a block away from two different book stores, one of which has an actual reading area. It's easier to find a comfy spot and read for a bit than to physically buy it.
This all balances well with the fact that I usually have less than a hundred dollars to my name, and most of it is gift money rather than earned money.
I can never find any cute bras that fit me. No lacy bras or cute prints/patterns for me, just solid colors. ;_;
Hey, if you ever want help finding cute bras/finding the best size for you... feel free to PM me. Goes for anyone here. That's basically my hobby, honestly. Finding people the bras they'll be happiest with. There are SO many options out there honestly, once you know where to look.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
I know, but I do wonder if anyone else kicked the tires on Tumblr...they probably didn't offer the best price/most attractive integration strategy though
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I dunno, just this idea that some group of people can buy a bunch of stock in a company and then say "we demand you buy AOL"
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
Dan Loeb did embark on one unsuccessful campaign: last year, he tried to push Sony to spin Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing off into their own company. Sony said no, and to appease him, they began cutting jobs at Sony Pictures.
Books are my first and true love, though. They were basically my "social life" in middle school/early high school, and going out onto our balcony to read in the sun with my cat is still my favored method of relaxation. I've also got a real soft spot for buying nice copies of books - hardbacks, first editions, signed, et cetera. Since I have a Nook, I'll usually, ah, questionably acquire books I care less about. If I'm actually buying a book, I'd like it to be a copy that makes me happier to have in my room.
Buh, I really need more money.
I feel much the same way about pretty much all of that.
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i mean i get clothes costing money, really i do. but a t-shirt. something about it costing a hundred times what i'd pay. it even has a design on the back! it seems like something I'D wear, except it's made of god's fur
that's the only reason
most high-visibility fashion labels exist mainly for the gratification of people with fucktons of money on their hands
it is possible to buy a really, really good t-shirt cutting no corners using the best materials and the most careful construction and the most studied of fits
and those run like 35-40 bucks a pop tops
brb sobbing into my forty two dollar a lecture education
on the other side of the designer clothing spectrum, in this reddit post a man makes an argument for a particular expensive t-shirt that actually does make a kind of sense
I recall once reading an anecdote (I think on Cracked of all places) wherein a hotel worker was tipped $5 in ones one time, and over $100 in twenties another time, because to these people money is so common that the only conception of its worth they have is "more bills = more money".
Basically this shit exists to take advantage of the rich and ignorant.
i guess most of what i buy is books. there's some social showoffyness there but i don't give a damn, being a college student. but even then, like.
I saw this in a B&N once. I thought it was ostentatious - the actual text is two thousand pages of tiny font describing bone structure in mind-numbing detail, you know, it's not like it needs to look good. I don't remember what it cost, like twenty dollars? forty? online now it's listed at about $20 but that might have dropped from the premier.
i got my copy used, five bucks. it looks like crap, cover's all ripped up and shit.. if i wanted to show off i can imagine spending $20 instead. maybe i could get a revised annotated copy, a set, who knows, that's like $100. but $1000 that's just i can't even understand
i mean i still wouldn't much care for it, but i would at least have some doxastic understanding.
btw if you're ever in portland hit up powell's pearl room
now i'm hungry
though most of it has been saved up for the trip to see the beau that i'll be buying tickets for tomorrow
not even like, fancy food, just an enormous amount of soft pretzels of various kinds.
like a big purchace for me would be a 30 dollar thing at a consignment shop or on ebay
good store
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
This all balances well with the fact that I usually have less than a hundred dollars to my name, and most of it is gift money rather than earned money.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
having a bunch of stock is owning the company
Also, Disney's last two CEOs were essentially ousted by Roy E. Disney, who owned a big block of stock
Fuck Wall Street
did they forget the password or something?