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If it really bugs you then I guess you have two choices: Start wearing equally drab beige chinos and a light blue button down shirt every day or quit your job. I suggest the later.
It is well established that people are concerned with being seen as "normal" in relation to their peers. What most consider to be stylish attire is a state of dressing like your peers, but ever so slighter better (or different) than them. Being a relative comparison, one can only move so far away from the norm. Thus if one accepts your point of view and lives in an environment where nobody places much value on style, then they really have no choice but to dress somewhat drably and poorly (as defined by the commonly held standards on this forum).
The same dynamic applies to how people decide their ideal weight. With thinness being prized, individuals asses themselves in relation to others as opposed to using an absolute scale. Slightly thinner than everyone else is good, but grossly thinner will be viewed as a sickness. Thus if you live in an environment of grossly overweight people and desire the social capital associated with thinness, you cannot truly be thin (again, as defined by this forum's standards).
Obviously for many posters there is a huge chasm between the unnatural environment created by this forum vs. that of the member's world outside of the forum. Even the most celebrated WAYWT posters are frequently wearing outfits that match no environment anywhere outside of attending a fashion show. Not a condemnation, just an observation.
Profound thoughts:
Why do I want so much stuff? I'm a capitalist stooge. Where is my Thoreau action figure?
Sometimes when I get dressed in the morning there's an image I want to embody, and I put on all my cool ****, and I feel good, and I head to the drab, buff-colored office where I sit at a cubicle under bad fluorescent lighting. Then I feel my clothing is a lie.
If it really bugs you then I guess you have two choices: Start wearing equally drab beige chinos and a light blue button down shirt every day or quit your job. I suggest the later.
I think context/environment is the most overlooked factor on this forum, which is excusable for kids still living with their parents or just starting out but not for everyone else. Look at guys like Mello and Artishard or previously posters like Berlin Report and RyeGB and you see a continuity of their style in their homes and their style fits the cities they are in. Too many dudes wearing one aesthetic and living another. Look at your surroundings, your job, your friends and take notes...
It is well established that people are concerned with being seen as "normal" in relation to their peers. What most consider to be stylish attire is a state of dressing like your peers, but ever so slighter better (or different) than them. Being a relative comparison, one can only move so far away from the norm. Thus if one accepts your point of view and lives in an environment where nobody places much value on style, then they really have no choice but to dress somewhat drably and poorly (as defined by the commonly held standards on this forum).
The same dynamic applies to how people decide their ideal weight. With thinness being prized, individuals asses themselves in relation to others as opposed to using an absolute scale. Slightly thinner than everyone else is good, but grossly thinner will be viewed as a sickness. Thus if you live in an environment of grossly overweight people and desire the social capital associated with thinness, you cannot truly be thin (again, as defined by this forum's standards).
Obviously for many posters there is a huge chasm between the unnatural environment created by this forum vs. that of the member's world outside of the forum. Even the most celebrated WAYWT posters are frequently wearing outfits that match no environment anywhere outside of attending a fashion show. Not a condemnation, just an observation.
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