I had new ideas for threads. But I struggle to get enough sleep so I should not do insanely long ones. But sometimes the thoughts simply pour out of my head and need to be put on the computer.
Recently I bought me new clothes. I won't specifiy it I am too scared about being identified. It costed some money for sure though it is also quality. I don't have many clothes or shoes. I like the process of ordering something online and then be excited when the post is delivered. It costed some money but far away from luxury brands.
Recently I met someone in public transport with a balenciaga jacket. It looked pretty bad but maybe my opinion is not worth anything on these issues. It looked average I could not spot any difference. The brand invoked some thoughts. I thought about a Juice WRLD song where he mentions that company and there was a news story about it. I remembered that finally. Maybe you have heard of it. I cannot remember all details please correct me if I am wrong. But balenciaga created an ad campaign where a bondage bear (for children) and child abuse papers were featured. Pretty sick and disgusting. Maybe one could draw a parallels between rockstars and popular brands some rules do not seem to apply for them. They just can allow themselves a lot until someone calls them out. The story is way more complex but I simplified it. I am not sure whether it is talked about in the international press but the German media reports without any break about Rammstein singer Till Lindemann who might abused fans in order to sleep with him. Also here the story is way more nuanced but I try to keep it short.
Usually my threads contain some influences of articles that inspired me. Though on this topic it is purely my own thoughts. I try to surpass the "capitalism is bad and stupid" level but I am not sure whether I achieve that. I have the feeling luxury brands are kind of a counterculture among young people. In my country there is the cliche that young people are all woke and lefties. In the election 2 years ago many of them voted for the neoliberal party though. And I could imagine there might be a connection with the popularity of luxury brands. I could imagine there is also some similarity with the phenomenon of Andrew Tate. Our society becomes more and more progressive. There is an emphasis on equality (at least in my country) and the education also features lessons on outdated role models, diversity and equal opportunity for all people.
I have the feeling some young people want to be contrarian when they buy such products. Or when young men behave like dicks and watch Andrew Tate. In both instances but primarily on the first one it is only a protest on the surface. It is quite the opposite of that. It reminds me of politicians who pretend they would care for the average Jane and Joe while serving the elites and giving them tax cuts etc. When imitating Tate the teenagers want to be edgy, provoke (like when they draw swastikas in my country to annoy the teachers) and want to be different/unique. I think luxury brands have different motives. In social media these people see people bragging to have women, money, fame etc. The social media culture celebrates the surface level. Everything must look good to impress other people. I find it funny I also read that fake products of popular luxury trades are very popular. Honestly I don't really mind that. I just don't care enough about it. I rather think when I see someone in a Balenciaga jacket how stupid must this person be to waste all his money for such a superficial competition. By the way he also stared at my t-shirt. I had the feeling he might suspected I would wear also a t-shirt from that trademark (which I obviously don't do).
Among young people in my country the self-made story is also very popular. For example when naive teenagers think they could skip school and get rich easily by day-trading. I read day-trading is extremely difficult and most people waste money on it. There are also pyramid schemes where young people get scammed. These people are often very ashamed about it and some consider suicide because of it. Being an entrepreneur is pretty trendy. I think many people overestimate their skills especially very young people. They have libertarian role models like Elon Musk or Peter Thiel. Most of them are not that savvy as they think they are. Moreover even if you are very talented and skilled there is often a lot of risk involved and it needs luck. In the US the culture is more open to risk one's fate. There is also more capital invested for such projects. However as we can see the side-effect is that poor people get treated like shit in such a culture. One is responsible for one's own fate or other meritocratic lies. But this becomes too political.
Furthermore I find the whole thing a little bit sad. It is a status symbol but does it really matter? It is so useless to spend so much money just for the name. Who buys shit like supreme? Is there really a significant quality difference? Personally I rather value education and intelligence which also can have pretty nasty side effects. One could do so many good things with that money. I rather perceive it as superifical when I see them wearing very expensive brands. I also like to wear clothes or shoes that look good. But the name of the company is not decisive for me. An example with appel products I see there might be some advantages. For a long time they were extremely innovative and dominated with their quality. Though in my opinion nowadays many trades with lower prices can easily compete with apple. Apple lives pretty good because of the name. I am no expert on such technologies but I find it funny.
Maybe the following is cynical I am a lefty myself. I see many young people in college with apple phones or laptops who are very leftwing and who are in favor of equality. I already asked someone whether this might be a contradiction. Though such a gotcha game can easily backfire. Noone is perfect. I also buy from questionable companies when it is more comfortable for me. It is just an interesting thing to think about. Is this a purity test whether one buys such trademades that violate one's own principles? Honestly I cannot give the final answer it probably has to be evaluted case for case.
Recently I bought me new clothes. I won't specifiy it I am too scared about being identified. It costed some money for sure though it is also quality. I don't have many clothes or shoes. I like the process of ordering something online and then be excited when the post is delivered. It costed some money but far away from luxury brands.
Recently I met someone in public transport with a balenciaga jacket. It looked pretty bad but maybe my opinion is not worth anything on these issues. It looked average I could not spot any difference. The brand invoked some thoughts. I thought about a Juice WRLD song where he mentions that company and there was a news story about it. I remembered that finally. Maybe you have heard of it. I cannot remember all details please correct me if I am wrong. But balenciaga created an ad campaign where a bondage bear (for children) and child abuse papers were featured. Pretty sick and disgusting. Maybe one could draw a parallels between rockstars and popular brands some rules do not seem to apply for them. They just can allow themselves a lot until someone calls them out. The story is way more complex but I simplified it. I am not sure whether it is talked about in the international press but the German media reports without any break about Rammstein singer Till Lindemann who might abused fans in order to sleep with him. Also here the story is way more nuanced but I try to keep it short.
Usually my threads contain some influences of articles that inspired me. Though on this topic it is purely my own thoughts. I try to surpass the "capitalism is bad and stupid" level but I am not sure whether I achieve that. I have the feeling luxury brands are kind of a counterculture among young people. In my country there is the cliche that young people are all woke and lefties. In the election 2 years ago many of them voted for the neoliberal party though. And I could imagine there might be a connection with the popularity of luxury brands. I could imagine there is also some similarity with the phenomenon of Andrew Tate. Our society becomes more and more progressive. There is an emphasis on equality (at least in my country) and the education also features lessons on outdated role models, diversity and equal opportunity for all people.
I have the feeling some young people want to be contrarian when they buy such products. Or when young men behave like dicks and watch Andrew Tate. In both instances but primarily on the first one it is only a protest on the surface. It is quite the opposite of that. It reminds me of politicians who pretend they would care for the average Jane and Joe while serving the elites and giving them tax cuts etc. When imitating Tate the teenagers want to be edgy, provoke (like when they draw swastikas in my country to annoy the teachers) and want to be different/unique. I think luxury brands have different motives. In social media these people see people bragging to have women, money, fame etc. The social media culture celebrates the surface level. Everything must look good to impress other people. I find it funny I also read that fake products of popular luxury trades are very popular. Honestly I don't really mind that. I just don't care enough about it. I rather think when I see someone in a Balenciaga jacket how stupid must this person be to waste all his money for such a superficial competition. By the way he also stared at my t-shirt. I had the feeling he might suspected I would wear also a t-shirt from that trademark (which I obviously don't do).
Among young people in my country the self-made story is also very popular. For example when naive teenagers think they could skip school and get rich easily by day-trading. I read day-trading is extremely difficult and most people waste money on it. There are also pyramid schemes where young people get scammed. These people are often very ashamed about it and some consider suicide because of it. Being an entrepreneur is pretty trendy. I think many people overestimate their skills especially very young people. They have libertarian role models like Elon Musk or Peter Thiel. Most of them are not that savvy as they think they are. Moreover even if you are very talented and skilled there is often a lot of risk involved and it needs luck. In the US the culture is more open to risk one's fate. There is also more capital invested for such projects. However as we can see the side-effect is that poor people get treated like shit in such a culture. One is responsible for one's own fate or other meritocratic lies. But this becomes too political.
Furthermore I find the whole thing a little bit sad. It is a status symbol but does it really matter? It is so useless to spend so much money just for the name. Who buys shit like supreme? Is there really a significant quality difference? Personally I rather value education and intelligence which also can have pretty nasty side effects. One could do so many good things with that money. I rather perceive it as superifical when I see them wearing very expensive brands. I also like to wear clothes or shoes that look good. But the name of the company is not decisive for me. An example with appel products I see there might be some advantages. For a long time they were extremely innovative and dominated with their quality. Though in my opinion nowadays many trades with lower prices can easily compete with apple. Apple lives pretty good because of the name. I am no expert on such technologies but I find it funny.
Maybe the following is cynical I am a lefty myself. I see many young people in college with apple phones or laptops who are very leftwing and who are in favor of equality. I already asked someone whether this might be a contradiction. Though such a gotcha game can easily backfire. Noone is perfect. I also buy from questionable companies when it is more comfortable for me. It is just an interesting thing to think about. Is this a purity test whether one buys such trademades that violate one's own principles? Honestly I cannot give the final answer it probably has to be evaluted case for case.
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