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“You see somebody in a suit, a flashy office, a flashy car—they’re trying to create an image. Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool to wear a suit. But it’s a little bi
by mikeryan 11y ago
“You see somebody in a suit, a flashy office, a flashy car—they’re trying to create an image. Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool to wear a suit. But it’s a little bit manufactured.”
Honestly in the Bay Area a startup hoodie, t-shirt and jeans is almost a little bit manufactured.
- meric 11y agoI make a habit of dressing a little more formal than usual in a meeting with T-Shirt/Jeans software engineers, as well as a little less formal than usual in a meeting with Suit/Tie business people, just to be different. That's a manufactured image, too.
- idibidiart 11y agoEverything is manufactured. The idea that raw authenticity can exist in the construct amd context of 'doing business' is not fathomable to me.
- mmatants 11y agoFor that matter, most social contexts involve signalling adherence/allegiance to a specific set of values and beliefs: clothing is almost always a uniform of sorts. It helps establish an initial foundation for further communication.
- meric 11y agoFor most people, manufacturing an image is the authentic thing to do. To deliberately interact with society without a manufactured image is in itself inauthentic.