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The Fancy Rug Dilemma

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Re: The Fancy Rug Dilemma

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Post by IAmBroom »

pcrh wrote: post #24
Dave_Rosenthal wrote: post #17

Sure, let's take a rug as an example. I don't think there is one breakpoint. I think there are a set of axis of quality you invest into, roughly sequentially, as you go up the price scale of objects: - $50 - Something rug-shaped exists - $100 - Durability - $200 - Materials - $500 - Comfort and design - $1000 - Basic craftsmanship - $2000 - Refinement of craft - $5000 - Artistry & identity - $10000 - Tradition - $200…

You might need to add a category for rugs that tie the room together. They're worth quite a lot.

Dude, really?

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Post by ericpan64 »

spondylosaurus wrote: post #29
ericpan64 wrote: post #2

Hey HN - long-time lurker and decided to start writing essays (inspired by PG and many of y'all as well). This one came from months of joking with my friends about different "fancy rug" problems which led me to think about my own "fancy rugs". Enjoy!

I have to ask... why the extra lettuce? At In-N-Out I sometimes ask for less lettuce because I feel like it's unnecessary filler compared to the other ingredients, lol. Maybe they've just been giving my unused lettuce to you...

Thanks for lettuce-sharing :-D agree with other post-er on extra "crunch". Personally I like the lightness of the lettuce in contrast with the burger oils and onions, it's the right balance for me. And in my mind it's more free food (my stomach capacity is quite large)

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Post by ericpan64 »

mlpinit wrote: post #33
ericpan64 wrote: post #2

Hey HN - long-time lurker and decided to start writing essays (inspired by PG and many of y'all as well). This one came from months of joking with my friends about different "fancy rug" problems which led me to think about my own "fancy rugs". Enjoy!

Thanks for writing. This was an enjoyable read. So in the spirit of this blog post what kind of rug did you make and where would you guess the audience/audience distribution falls on the graph?

Thank you for the read and glad you enjoyed it!

For me, writing this up was like finally laying-out and using some "fancy rug" ideas and admitting to myself they're nice though not necessarily practical nor particularly special. Though they're special to me and that's something I've come to appreciate for what it is.

I hope this was a "sweet deal" read for a good amount of people! And seems likely mostly somewhere in the middle, though confident that most people can take something interesting back with them

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Post by ericpan64 »

sandspar wrote: post #31

What a nice personal website! I like the quotes section, the essays section. It's cozy and personal.

Thank you and glad you like it! Took some time to get the feel right though was able to slowly add stuff to make it more personal over time :-)

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Post by ericpan64 »

forgetfreeman wrote: post #46

The idea of rugs as heritage and identity so thoroughly offends every anti-consumerist ideal I have that I find it impossible to take this author seriously. Please tell me this is satire?

Not satire though I get where you're coming from -- the idea of rugs costing so much was shocking to me too. Though some of the other comments re artistry, amount of time put into craft, etc help put it into perspective too

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Post by ericpan64 »

poulpy123 wrote: post #4

Bro almost discovering Marx, Veblen and the others

Candidly the first draft was more naive and thought I was onto something special (naively). Digging through and realizing so many concepts have been covered before, so made sure it at least tied-in some personal perspective

At a certain point, most things can be boiled down something some philosopher has covered (and that's just through their specific lens). So the ideas are rehashed in this sense, though it'll be new to some people, and the perspective could help the concept to "connect" for someone else

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Post by ericpan64 »

jrmg wrote: post #13

It’s thirteen years old now (2012), but there’s a fascinating old Forbes article (from when, I think, it was a respectable publication) about the cross-pollination between Palo Alto’s rug dealers, and Palo Alto’s venture capitalists: https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2012/03/21/silic...

Thanks for the share! Super cool read
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