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There is serious value to being perceived as you want to be though! It’s not really fruitless, nor an arms race.
by taurath 6y ago
There is serious value to being perceived as you want to be though! It’s not really fruitless, nor an arms race.
- whatshisface 6y agoThe problem is that the perception is relative, not absolute. As soon as more than a few people on the fringe start chasing it, the average will move up, causing a Red Queen scenario. Victorian court dress is a ready example of what happens when economics and social norms fail to restrain appearance arms races.