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Re: How I Met 75 Investors and Raised $650,000

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Post by lsc » Tue, Mar 19, 2013, 5:54 PM UTC

sc0rb wrote: post #50

lsc wrote: post #49

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so... break it down for me. What social advantages do I gain by varying my clothing day-to-day? (I mean, I understand the advantages of fitting your clothing to the situation; that's not my question. My question is, if the situation calls for a suit, what's the problem with wearing the same style of suit every time the situation calls for a suit? the same style of T shirt when the situation calls for a T shirt, etc..…

If I wore the same clothes everyday (steve jobs style), I'm pretty sure my girlfriend would start to complain and people would start to notice. I don't think it's a good reputation. You're that uninteresting guy from the office that always wears the same clothes.....

>You're that uninteresting guy from the office that always wears the same clothes.....

But, uh, yeah. I mean, I'm still thinking that the opposite is more true. I mean, fictional characters often do exactly the same thing[1], really for similar reasons. And, as you point out, it's somewhat unusual, which is not boring, even if it might be offensive to some people.

On being more interesting... heh. I should re-arrange my closet like the tvtropes photo below, and post photos.

[1]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LimitedWardrobe

Re: How I Met 75 Investors and Raised $650,000

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Post by jnw2 » Wed, Mar 20, 2013, 2:55 AM UTC

sc0rb wrote: post #33

lsc wrote: post #12

1) Wear your Company T-shirt heh. I've actually thought about this a lot. I always wear a company shirt, yeah, but I also tend to wear the same clothing all the time, too, on the theory that it makes me more recognizable, and that being recognized is good. My theory (which may, of course, be wrong) is that in branding? being consistent and recognizable is far more important than looking good. But then, I'm trying to…

You wear the same clothing everyday so you are more recognisable? That's not normal and is certainly not required.

Something along those lines is perfectly normal for people with faceblindness.

Re: How I Met 75 Investors and Raised $650,000

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Post by sc0rb » Wed, Mar 20, 2013, 10:16 AM UTC

lsc wrote: post #51

sc0rb wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I wore the same clothes everyday (steve jobs style), I'm pretty sure my girlfriend would start to complain and people would start to notice. I don't think it's a good reputation. You're that uninteresting guy from the office that always wears the same clothes.....

>You're that uninteresting guy from the office that always wears the same clothes..... But, uh, yeah. I mean, I'm still thinking that the opposite is more true. I mean, fictional characters often do exactly the same thing[1], really for similar reasons. And, as you point out, it's somewhat unusual, which is not boring, even if it might be offensive to some people. On being more interesting... heh. I should re-arrange…

You seem to relying on wearing the same clothes in order to make yourself stand out and / or differentiate yourself from other people. Why not do that by being good at what you do and friendly to everyone instead?

The whole same clothes thing you have going on is just odd. You don't need it and it just makes you strange rather than cool and interesting.

You're not a fictional character.

Re: How I Met 75 Investors and Raised $650,000

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Post by lsc » Sat, Mar 23, 2013, 9:28 AM UTC

sc0rb wrote: post #53

lsc wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>You're that uninteresting guy from the office that always wears the same clothes..... But, uh, yeah. I mean, I'm still thinking that the opposite is more true. I mean, fictional characters often do exactly the same thing[1], really for similar reasons. And, as you point out, it's somewhat unusual, which is not boring, even if it might be offensive to some people. On being more interesting... heh. I should re-arrange…

You seem to relying on wearing the same clothes in order to make yourself stand out and / or differentiate yourself from other people. Why not do that by being good at what you do and friendly to everyone instead? The whole same clothes thing you have going on is just odd. You don't need it and it just makes you strange rather than cool and interesting. You're not a fictional character.

>The whole same clothes thing you have going on is just odd. You don't need it and it just makes you strange rather than cool and interesting.

Seriously? you think /that/ is what makes me strange? I'd be "Cool and interesting" if I just learned to dress a little nicer? Oh man. You Java folks really /are/ different.

>You're not a fictional character.

No... but the popularity of cosplaying[1] in our culture aside, stories and archetypes are how we understand humanity. Marketers try to build the public perception of their company into a sort of archetype that consumers can understand and relate to. It's a model for understanding and predicting behavior. (Personally, I don't know if it's a good model... but it is... poetic?) To the degree that I try to construct a public persona, I keep that in mind. (Not that I have done a very good job of staying within an archetype... I suspect doing so would require changing myself more than I like? But acting more consistently, really, is not a bad thing.)

[1] Seriously, like half my friends go to those anime conventions. I think it's kinda weird. My buddy runs http://i360.com - a cosplay photography website. He assures me it's not pornographic... but personally, I think that makes it more weird, not less.