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Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by todfox »

I refuse to wear or display any corporate logo, even if I generally like the company or its products. I buy unbranded clothing. When I can't get something unbranded (like a decent parka), I remove or obliterate the logo. I covered the apple on my phone and computer with electrical tape, even though I've been a Mac user for nearly 30 years.

I am not a billboard. I reject status and status seeking behavior. I refuse to help corporations with their marketing and promotion. I wouldn't even do it if they paid me because I am against advertising. It's all manipulative and depraved and it promotes status and class.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by tomc1985 »

rusticpenn wrote: post #97
OnlyMortal wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’d offer that those wearing advertising logos on their clothing don’t have much understanding of fashion. Frankly, it’s vulgar.

It depends on the context, its not as black and white as you think it is.

Yes, many of them are silkscreened in full color

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by darkteflon »

ftio wrote: post #131
k__ wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Uniqlo is too normcore for my taste.

I'm definitely in full dad mode at this point. I've resisted New Balances thus far, but I can see them peeking out over the horizon, a massive iceberg into which I'll inevitably crash.

Fantastic shoes, you won’t regret it. Your Significant Other, on the other hand…

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by guerrilla »

todfox wrote: post #141

I refuse to wear or display any corporate logo, even if I generally like the company or its products. I buy unbranded clothing. When I can't get something unbranded (like a decent parka), I remove or obliterate the logo. I covered the apple on my phone and computer with electrical tape, even though I've been a Mac user for nearly 30 years. I am not a billboard. I reject status and status seeking behavior. I refuse to…

Glad I'm not the only one. I always feel weird about doing it but it matters to me. I find it shocking that other people don't get this.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by boloust »

Flashy/ status clothes are valuable to the extent that they are a reliable and costly signal of wealth.

The experimental design had participants believe the branded (virtual avatar) clothes were acquired at zero cost, making them useless as a signal of wealth.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

#147

Post by slig »

todfox wrote: post #141

I refuse to wear or display any corporate logo, even if I generally like the company or its products. I buy unbranded clothing. When I can't get something unbranded (like a decent parka), I remove or obliterate the logo. I covered the apple on my phone and computer with electrical tape, even though I've been a Mac user for nearly 30 years. I am not a billboard. I reject status and status seeking behavior. I refuse to…

>I covered the apple on my phone and computer with electrical tape, even though I've been a Mac user for nearly 30 years.

Doesn't that bring more attention to your computer?

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

#148

Post by mkl95 »

On the other hand, not signalling your status will make some people feel entitled to disrespect you or treat you in a patronising way, due to their skewed social perception. Try attending some business dinner with regular clothes, to name an example. Some people out there are dying to buy the clothes you could buy but couldn't care less about.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by jcampbell1 »

todfox wrote: post #141

I refuse to wear or display any corporate logo, even if I generally like the company or its products. I buy unbranded clothing. When I can't get something unbranded (like a decent parka), I remove or obliterate the logo. I covered the apple on my phone and computer with electrical tape, even though I've been a Mac user for nearly 30 years. I am not a billboard. I reject status and status seeking behavior. I refuse to…

I have a blockbuster video t-shirt that gets lots of laughs. Are we allowed to advertise already bankrupt businesses?
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