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"As I did, I looked down at the small section of my life situated at that airport dining table: my new Nike Air Max sneakers, my cashmere swacket (that’s 50% ja
by aetherson 8y ago
"As I did, I looked down at the small section of my life situated at that airport dining table: my new Nike Air Max sneakers, my cashmere swacket (that’s 50% jacket, 50% sweater, 100% cozy), my almost-too-soft-to-be-taken-outside leather duffel bag, and my iPhone. All of these objects were central to me – I felt like they defined me."
These sentences are severely misaligned with my "take this author seriously" algorithm.
- Artistry121 8y agoIf there weren't an actual interview I'd have read it as satire.
- beautifulfreak 8y agoI agree. The author wants to write about himself, but I'm not interested in that person, I wanted to read about Ive. I gave up after the second or third paragraph.
- jiveturkey 8y agoKeep in mind, this is hodinkee. They peddle style. It's the wristwatch equivalent of auto "journalism" (R&T, C&D, that kind of thing, not Motorsport). So yes, you read it correctly.
- vl 8y agoBut this is exactly what is expected from Hodinkee. Their audience are people who define themselves by buying expensive watches they love as objects. If you want different perspective, read different publication.
- kbob 8y agoIf it was in the third person, it would be a perfect William Gibson paragraph. In fact, I scrolled to the top to check that it wasn't Gibson. (You may or may not take Gibson seriously as an author. I generally do.)