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> Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! If you care about ethical production it's difficult to spend less. > "Albert Einstein repor
by hhmc 4y ago
> Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me!
If you care about ethical production it's difficult to spend less.
> "Albert Einstein reportedly bought several variations of the same grey suit so that he wouldn't have to waste time deciding what to wear each morning."
This sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago> This sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal. Joyless for some, bliss for others.
- AnxietyJello 4y agoI think that's fair approach to something you don't care too much about, like your clothes for example. Sounds like he just wanted to look presentable. I think it only becomes a problem if it's a pattern that you apply to multiple things in your life.
- ggktk 4y agoI prefer to find my joy in things that are not food or clothes.
- hhmc 4y agoYes, HN does seem to skew heavily towards a sort of performative rejection of simple pleasures. Personally I don't think it's zero sum, enjoying your meals won't make your immaterial pursuits less worthy, for example.
- causality0 4y agoThis sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal. That depends on how you derive joy from it. My wardrobe is fully interchangeable and I generally pick what I wear at random. It's all carefully selected to be a reflection of my personal taste. Having a personal uniform makes me quite happy.
- naniwaduni 4y ago> If you care about ethical production it's difficult to spend less. Is it a requirement of ethical production that clothes don't last and must be regularly replaced??
- hhmc 4y agoClearly not, that's such an uncharitable read of what I'm saying that it doesn't feel worth responding to.
- naniwaduni 4y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to write that implies that ethical clothing production requires $500 annual clothing spend, then.
- yakak 4y agoIt is highly ethical to buy used clothes, wear them for multiple years and then return them to the flow as the OP suggested. It is morally dubious to fund greenification projects that pretend there is environmentally friendly cotton that is very expensive, etc.
- dragonsky 4y agoOne of the only things I used to love about having to wear a uniform was the lack of attention needed to spend deciding what to wear each day. You may like clothing, playing with what you wear may give you joy, but for some having to find clothes they feel comfortable wearing, then having each day to select something to wear, ensuring that they meet some criteria that will avoid negative perception from their community is nothing short of hell. When I find something that fits well, is comfortable and reasonably inexpensive, I purchase a bunch of them and wear them daily for the next couple of years.