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> Only 29% of women actually say they enjoy shopping Strange, all women I know enjoys(some addicted) to shopping. Makes me wonder how many other things I am re

by n_ary 7y ago

> Only 29% of women actually say they enjoy shopping Strange, all women I know enjoys(some addicted) to shopping. Makes me wonder how many other things I am related to biased samples. A mini gist of what I takeaway from this: - women are conditioned to enjoy shopping but only minority of the whole enjoys it - buying things are bad but those things create jobs(marketing, managing, sales, trasport etc.) - shopping is sort of hollow happiness and wears off quickly - someone launched a challenge involving buying no new cloths in October - author advices to shop locally & physically & think about every expense - or instead of shopping spend that money in experience [ edit: formatting ]

godzillabrennus 7y ago
Women are attacked in Western cultures for their shopping habits by their families/spouses for the overall level of spend they make. It might be enough of a taboo subject in their minds that in a poll they may be more likely to rate their enjoyment lower than it actually is.
- n_ary 7y ago
  > enough of a taboo subject in their minds that in a poll they may be more likely to rate their enjoyment lower than it actually is. I can see how that may have an effect. Thanks for clarifying.
- MandieD 7y ago
  You’re a weirdo if you don’t care about your clothes and accessories beyond clean, free from visible wear and fitting properly, at least in high school and your 20s, and that’s why a lot of us force ourselves to care, at least for a decade or so. I am now a proud jeans and t-shirts lady who throws on a scarf and not-sneakers when I need to look a little fancier. Think about why lots of young men who don’t actually like beer or booze that much go drinking with the guys anyway. Some of them even over consume to the point of angering their wives/girlfriends.
  - toomuchtodo 7y ago
    Each person has their own path to running out of f*cks to give. Kudos to getting their sooner than later.
    - wildtaco 7y ago
      Agreed. Be it a spouse, family, work or friends. At some point we all find our limit.
jvagner 7y ago
29% might be enough to float the cliche.

by n_ary 7y ago

godzillabrennus 7y ago

Women are attacked in Western cultures for their shopping habits by their families/spouses for the overall level of spend they make. It might be enough of a taboo subject in their minds that in a poll they may be more likely to rate their enjoyment lower than it actually is.

n_ary 7y ago
> enough of a taboo subject in their minds that in a poll they may be more likely to rate their enjoyment lower than it actually is. I can see how that may have an effect. Thanks for clarifying.
MandieD 7y ago
You’re a weirdo if you don’t care about your clothes and accessories beyond clean, free from visible wear and fitting properly, at least in high school and your 20s, and that’s why a lot of us force ourselves to care, at least for a decade or so. I am now a proud jeans and t-shirts lady who throws on a scarf and not-sneakers when I need to look a little fancier. Think about why lots of young men who don’t actually like beer or booze that much go drinking with the guys anyway. Some of them even over consume to the point of angering their wives/girlfriends.
- toomuchtodo 7y ago
  Each person has their own path to running out of f*cks to give. Kudos to getting their sooner than later.
  - wildtaco 7y ago
    Agreed. Be it a spouse, family, work or friends. At some point we all find our limit.

jvagner 7y ago

29% might be enough to float the cliche.