This is some sort of sick joke, right?

[innerSpaceman]

I just don't get that this thread started off in a bad way, or that it's initial subject had anything to do with stifling creativity.

It's aim was to stifle consumer rip-offs. Like it or not, clothing is a consumer item. So are films. So are many other creative forms ... when they become FOR SALE.

Some opined that the overpriced stuff was ugly. Personally, to narrow the point - I focusted on the one item I found pleasing - the Bambi thermal - to illustrate the point that it was astonishingly overpriced for such a poorly manufactured item.

Then there was the great bit of discussion about the sociological implications of fashion and apparel (cheers right back at ya, € ), and then the time-honored general criticism of this or that fashion style which Joe or Jill doesn't care for.


NA, maybe you took things a bit personally because there seemed to be some criticism of people who spent lots of money on clothing. Darling, if the stuff you wear were either ugly or cheap-looking, maybe there'd be an issue. That's not the case. Not that I've ever seen. But I don't think anyone was criticing the purchase of expensive clothing that's stylish and well-made. It wasn't extravagance that came under fire, but blind consumerism.

I guess it's none of anyone's business if someone wants to spend roughly a hundred bucks on a thermal that looks to last 2 washings at best. But we all have opinions, and this is where we express them. Some of those opinions are overly judgmental, and this is where we can hopefully learn a little about ourselves as we discuss things with others.

I'm confident that most people here, most of the time, use that insight to better themselves and the world around them.




But not everyone will do that every time. Sometimes, we just wanna be snarky.