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Can’t read the article, paywall. What’s the problem with the Reddit crowd? I thought rolexes were 80’s & 90’s ways to brag about having the appearance of being
by mint2 5y ago
Can’t read the article, paywall. What’s the problem with the Reddit crowd?
I thought rolexes were 80’s & 90’s ways to brag about having the appearance of being wealthy. As a millennial I find them ostentatious and do not see the value they provide. Is this what the article is saying?
- tluyben2 5y agoAs GenX I feel and always felt the same. But people still do it: $800k watches taken off in meetings (while rubbing the tired wrist) and put in a place on the table so that anyone who does not recognize them has enough time to Google etc.
- kungito 5y agoAhahhahaha is this really a thing?
- blitzar 5y agoI put mine on the table next to the branded car keys that I take out of my bag when I get to the meeting.
- paranorman 5y ago“See this smile? Ear to ear, baby!”
- tluyben2 5y agoBefore Covid it was, indeed often with car keys of something equally expensive (and impractical as this was always in busy cities).
- anemoiac 5y agoAre you ever tempted to blatantly acknowledge the attention-seeking nature of these displays? *Setting: A handful of executives gather around an oblong conference table on a quiet Tuesday afternoon* tluyben2: Gee, Big-Watch, is everything alright? Big-Watch Bob (startled, looking slightly confused): W-what are you talking about? tluyben2: Well, Big-Watch, it's obvious to everyone here that you'd like us to notice your expensive watch. Are you feeling insecure about yourself? Don't you know you'd still be a valued team member even if you could only afford a $4,000 Tudor? Other execs (looking up from their phones, gasping, horrified): A Tudor?!?! and so forth...
- blitzar 5y agoYes... it never ends well. It is like joking/talking about penis size - at the bar it works out fine, Its funny to say they are small, it’s funny to say they are big. However, if you do that in a changing room where stuff is actually out on the table - it is just embarassing for everyone involved.
- salamandersauce 5y agoThey are buying too many rolexes apparently so they are hard to find.
- cjlars 5y agoThe headline writer kinda went off the clickbait deep end. The article doesn't event mention Reddit or social media.