You are not a commercial for yourself

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Having substituted consumption for creativity and technical skills, shopping becomes a form of self-actualization--there's no small number of teenage girls who associate personal growth with changing their wardrobe--"retail therapy" becomes an active way of feeling good. Shopping,

Jacob Lund Fisker • Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence

Part of the reason fashion is so complicated to love is its inextricable link with vanity—to put time and energy into it is to walk a tight-rope with your self-respect. Do you get dressed to honor, express, or delight in yourself, or to fit into someone else’s idea of worthiness? Do your clothes enable you to be present and engaged or do they push... See more

#197: What is "personal style"?

Is the Algorithm Making Us LESS Stylish, LESS Interesting, LESS...ourselves?

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