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I think that is friends/family/social pressure is for. We don't forbid it, but people will look at you sideways if you drink beer at 9 am on a weekday.
by confidantlake 4y ago
I think that is friends/family/social pressure is for. We don't forbid it, but people will look at you sideways if you drink beer at 9 am on a weekday.
- slfnflctd 4y agoThere are countless situations where that sort of pressure simply doesn't exist, and likely won't in the future. I also don't think the example you provided is a very good one. Perhaps a better example might be extreme cosmetic surgery (&/or body modification) addicts. Or maybe I should say 'enthusiasts'.
- confidantlake 4y agoYup good point, it wasn't a very good example.
- SpicyLemonZest 4y agoSocial pressure seems sufficient to produce most if not all of the problems described in the source article. Why are chargeback rates so high? Because the customer's spouse found out about the purchase and now they have to pretend it wasn't them. Why won't VCs invest in Onlyfans? Because it would be extremely embarrassing for a partner to attend a board meeting about all the great porn the company's producing.
- slillibri 4y ago> but people will look at you sideways if you drink beer at 9 am on a weekday. This is interesting because it assumes everyone's day to day is exactly the same. When I worked 3rd shift, drinking beer at 9 am wasn't an issue to me because my 9 am wasn't the same as your 9 am. At that point, drinking beer at 9 pm would be odd because that was my morning. Also, my workweek was shifted so my weekend was Monday/Tuesday, so trying to fit everyone into one way of living is simply never going to work.
- confidantlake 4y agoTy for pointing that out, my example was bad. I think this is a good illustration of why being judgemental is not helpful. I completely missed why this is a perfectly normal choice for a lot of people who don't operate like I do.