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Holmes yes, so obviously so that people remarked on it. Zuckerberg? The archetype of Steve Jobs' dress code is the black turtleneck and jeans. Zuck is famous fo
by mike_hearn 4y ago
Holmes yes, so obviously so that people remarked on it. Zuckerberg? The archetype of Steve Jobs' dress code is the black turtleneck and jeans. Zuck is famous for his consistent grey t-shirt and jeans, or sometimes hoodies.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago> his consistent grey t-shirt and jeans I’m pretty sure they were talking about that consistency. The story that I have heard, is that Jobs wore the same thing, every day, so his mind wouldn’t be “bogged down,” with minutia, like what to wear. I think some folks also have superstitions about dress.
- begemotz 4y agothis story has been around for a long time, and attributed to a number of people. As a student, I came across it being said of Einstein.
- stonogo 4y agoIt was also the explanation for the Incredible Hulk always wearing purple pants in the comics.
- teg4n_ 4y agoIf I were that rich I would just pay someone to learn what kind of outfits I like and pick out my clothes for me.
- blitzar 4y agoYou have to be really careful about these sorts of things otherwise they become like the reccomendation algorithm on youtube or something. One stray "water is nice out of a glass bottle" or picking out the yellow m&m from a bowl turns quickly into an assistant with a list of demands like "water, glass bottle, 9.4 degress. Bowl of plain M&Ms, no more than 76 no fewer than 38, yellow only"
- astrange 4y agoSteve wore the same thing every day because that’s what Japanese workers at Sony did at the time. It was common for Japanese engineers to wear uniforms just like factory workers do. You can look up pictures from Nintendo where they’re wearing jumpsuits designing Mario.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoThey did, at my company. They finally made it non-compulsory (for men), about fifteen years ago, but many folks kept wearing them, anyway. The uniforms were kind of special. They wouldn’t let us yanks, buy them.
- notinfuriated 4y agoPer my other comment, it's not the copying of the style but rather the copying of the behavior / habit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33946519 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33946519
- mike_hearn 4y agoThanks, that makes sense and that quote you found seems to prove it.