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The existence of absurdities like this, and everything there surrounds it is beyond obscene when there continues to exist poverty - in the same places where the
by AndrewKemendo 2y ago
The existence of absurdities like this, and everything there surrounds it is beyond obscene when there continues to exist poverty - in the same places where these are being carried
Everyone involved at every level should be ashamed of themselves and should be significantly questioning whether or not their life is a net negative on the world
- arcticfox 2y agoI think these things are stupid, but they cost about the same as the difference between a pretty good car and a mostly good car. It doesn’t seem like the most insane hobby to me.
- surfingdino 2y agoWhen Omega and Swatch did a collab and released a series of plastic watches it was the poor who stood in lines around the block to get them and immediately resell at an obscene profit. There is a benefit to the poor if the figure out how to play that game.
- achenet 2y agothis is true. I suppose it still might be interesting for people considering spending 10,000 on a handbag to ask themselves if they might not overall be happier donating that money to help the homeless in their cities, however (because not having to step over homeless junkies on your way to the Hermes store is also kind of a luxury good?)
- Ekaros 2y agoIf 10k is all you have. Something durable like hand-bag allows you to visibly signal for weeks if not months... Same can't be said about donation... Can you even check such thing? So would anyone in peer group even believe?
- noitpmeder 2y agoSounds like we need some way for someone to display their charitable donation amounts that are public and verifiable. Then more people could use their donation amounts as status symbols.
- AndrewKemendo 2y agoThat is the purpose of the NPR tote bag In some cases it’s a bumper sticker or in my case it’s a magnet that sits on my fridge
- 082349872349872 2y agoI am domiciled in a country where I don't have to step over homeless* on my way to the Hermes store; am I using this comment as a status symbol? * they must exist here (et in Arcadia ego...), because I see the occasional newspaper article about them, but they're certainly not visible, as in Paris, or ubiquitous to the point of literally having to step over them, as they were in the Old Country. [in my old city there was one individual who I thought might have been homeless ... but upon asking, my friends (a) immediately knew who I meant, and (b) told me, no, he has an apartment, he just looks like he doesn't]
- dfadsadsf 2y agoConsidering budgets that homeless-industrial complex spends on homeless in NYC/SF/other big cities with homeless, 10k will have absolutely zero impact on anything.
- surfingdino 2y agoSome people are vain. It's pointless to appeal to their sense of compassion. The best way to deal with them is to charge them lots and tell them they have a sophisticated sense of style. Their money supports preservation of artisanal skills, which is a benefit to humanity as a whole.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoMaybe they're doing both.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoAnd songs with lines like The time was 6 o'clock on the Swatch watch Gotta date, can't be late ... Didn't hurt either. Can't believe I remember that, almost 30 years later :-)