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It's a little strange to me how often the ills of consumerism are conflated with fashion alone. This comment (although not only this comment) drastically unders
by rainonmoon 6y ago
It's a little strange to me how often the ills of consumerism are conflated with fashion alone. This comment (although not only this comment) drastically undersells that fashion is an art form as much as painting, writing or cinema: a means of personal expression and cultural communication which exists in conversation with its own history and traditions. Beyond that, the staving off of existential dread you mention is just as present in the amount of networking gear I've been obsessively adding to my homelab during iso -- where is the contempt for that?
- on_and_off 6y agothanks for this comment. this comment section is hard to read. For lots of topics, HN comment section is interesting to follow to see experts in the fields giving insightful info. This is not one of these. Totally agree on fashion as an art form. The pursuit of beauty also applies to what you wear.
- chiefalchemist 6y agoDesigning clothing is an art. The marketing of that is commonly known as fashion. They are not synonymous.