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I grew up in England in the 80's and the label on one's shirt was a big deal. It seems to me that this behaviour may be a part of the creation of 'self' that ad
by RantyDave 7y ago
I grew up in England in the 80's and the label on one's shirt was a big deal. It seems to me that this behaviour may be a part of the creation of 'self' that adolescents go through, and that this is the same thing across a different medium. It's tribal, it shows implicit approval of one's decisions (namely to spend money on a costume), and I'm prepared to bet it's cross cultural too...
- walshemj 7y agoThe cost of football replica kit (home and away strips change each year) did start to become an issue as well as kids potentially carrying adverts for Drink and Gambling firms.
- dv_dt 7y agoI wonder if anyone suggested regulation of Nike for creating a fashion fetish of Air Jordans, with the same kinds of money being thrown at Fortnite.
- xmprt 7y agoThe difference is that I still have my 20 year old Nike shirt in my closet but skins and other digital items aren't likely to exist for anywhere near as long.
- NoodleIncident 7y agoThe digital cosmetics will probably exist longer, and definitely can be "worn" for a much longer time before "wearing out"
- tareqak 7y agoYou are assuming that there will be people playing Fortnite in its current incarnation in 20 years. I don't think Fortnite is quite at the level of NetHack or even Minecraft yet.
- mgkimsal 7y agoOr second life! Oh... wait....
- beenBoutIT 7y agoFortnight is a watered-down online-only GTA V Online clone that's bankrupting a generation of kids who aren't smart enough to play better games. There's no way that keeps going for 20 years.
- kgwxd 7y agoFortnite will never be NetHack or Minecraft because it's centralized. When Epic goes, Fortnite goes with it.
- data_spy 7y agoDo you wear that Nike shirt? Might be time to Marie Kondo that shirt
- leetcrew 7y agothis article is about kids though. how many grown men are still wearing the same fresh pair of nikes they got at age 13? things can be handed down to younger children of course, but with the wear and tear faced by kids' shoes and clothes, I doubt many of them last much longer than the average AAA multiplayer game.
- dwild 7y agoYour 20 year old Nike shirt was also 20x more expensive...
- dv_dt 7y agoThe durability of the item is sort of a side issue - I guarantee that back in the day (and maybe still a bit today) that kids were bullied for not having the hot brand of shoes, or the right clothes, or listening to the right music.