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Vast majority of people could not possibly care less about these differences between their clothes. You're hugely over-estimating how many people in tech care a

Vast majority of people could not possibly care less about these differences between their clothes. You're hugely over-estimating how many people in tech care about what they wear.

rglullis 4y ago
If that was true, wouldn't you expect a much larger variance in how people got dressed? How can it be that so many people say they "don't care" about what they wear, yet their overall style is so uniform?
- chrisseaton 4y ago
  Because they don’t care to vary from what’s easy to find and wear for most people.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  They aren't "not caring" in a sense they don't spend a minute of their time choosing clothes. It's not a binary choice. Not caring in that context means minimizing effort, time spend and external impact on their lives, while maximizing comfort. Buying what everyone else buys maximizes that value. I would say I don't care about clothes, but had to make some choices when I got cats. I used to wear primarily black clothes, but cat fur is extremely visible and hard to get off them, so now I just buy diverse colors, while still not caring whether the green is too bright and goes with beige or whatever.
- phil21 4y ago
  > How can it be that so many people say they "don't care" about what they wear, yet their overall style is so uniform? That kind of goes in with "not caring". I agree with your overall thrust here - clothing is a social signal whether or not you want it to be. Even the lack of someone signaling is in itself a signal. It legitimately took me a very long while to figure this out. For me - comfort is all that matters, even in public, until I get into a social situation. Then it's simply dressing to "the average" as to not stick out. I used to describe this as not caring, but it definitely is caring in my own way. Plenty of other folks dress specifically to stand out, so the opposite is certainly a positive action as well. In the end, me simply wearing pretty much the same dumpy thing everyday sort of became a personal brand in of itself. That said, I'd be perfectly happy with everyday uniforms assuming they are comfortable. It would save me mental effort of having to imagine what other folks will be wearing in a given situation.

Vast majority of people could not possibly care less about these differences between their clothes. You're hugely over-estimating how many people in tech care about what they wear.

rglullis 4y ago

If that was true, wouldn't you expect a much larger variance in how people got dressed? How can it be that so many people say they "don't care" about what they wear, yet their overall style is so uniform?

chrisseaton 4y ago
Because they don’t care to vary from what’s easy to find and wear for most people.
KptMarchewa 4y ago
They aren't "not caring" in a sense they don't spend a minute of their time choosing clothes. It's not a binary choice. Not caring in that context means minimizing effort, time spend and external impact on their lives, while maximizing comfort. Buying what everyone else buys maximizes that value. I would say I don't care about clothes, but had to make some choices when I got cats. I used to wear primarily black clothes, but cat fur is extremely visible and hard to get off them, so now I just buy diverse colors, while still not caring whether the green is too bright and goes with beige or whatever.
phil21 4y ago
> How can it be that so many people say they "don't care" about what they wear, yet their overall style is so uniform? That kind of goes in with "not caring". I agree with your overall thrust here - clothing is a social signal whether or not you want it to be. Even the lack of someone signaling is in itself a signal. It legitimately took me a very long while to figure this out. For me - comfort is all that matters, even in public, until I get into a social situation. Then it's simply dressing to "the average" as to not stick out. I used to describe this as not caring, but it definitely is caring in my own way. Plenty of other folks dress specifically to stand out, so the opposite is certainly a positive action as well. In the end, me simply wearing pretty much the same dumpy thing everyday sort of became a personal brand in of itself. That said, I'd be perfectly happy with everyday uniforms assuming they are comfortable. It would save me mental effort of having to imagine what other folks will be wearing in a given situation.