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As a European, I really appreciate San Fransisco deca-millionaires intentionally tastelessness. I remember a podcast of Tim Ferris where he was boasting that p
by 5mv2 4y ago
As a European, I really appreciate San Fransisco deca-millionaires intentionally tastelessness.
I remember a podcast of Tim Ferris where he was boasting that people often complimented him on his Vans black shoes because "they could pass as dress shoes". No one past the age of 15 would be so tasteless as to share such a compliment, and that's what's beautiful about SF.
SF also happens to be the place where I heard a deceptively powerful method to get rid of stuff
1. Put all your stuff in boxes
2. Pick items out when you need them
3. After a year, throw everything you don't use
- britzkopf 4y agoI can't decide if this is a humble brag or very backhanded compliment. Either way, the message is clear... Europeans are naturally endowed with taste and sophistication! :-o
- sangnoir 4y agoEuropean deca-millionares*. I took it as commentary on class mobility, or the lack thereof.
- mkipper 4y agoThat's not my read of it at all. You could make the exact same comment without any mention of Europe -- it's pretty unlikely that a hedge fund manager in NY would hear that comment from someone in their social circle.
- 5mv2 4y agoIt's a genuine compliment! Sophistication is great, but not when it's mostly aimed at increasing social status, which is a zero sum game. Like how mkipper read it.
- marcosdumay 4y ago> 1. Put all your stuff in boxes 2. Pick items out when you need them 3. After a year, throw everything you don't use That method is normally known as "moving", plenty of people practice it once in a while but it's more popular for people that rent a home.