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The $29,000 Tiffany Pikachu and the $20 Erewhon Smoothie: A Cultural Horseshoe Theory
Remi Carliozopen.substack.com
This is why optimization produces kitsch. The algorithm measures engagement, not meaning. It rewards what slides past without friction. A show that makes you uneasy gets abandoned. A song that requires three listens gets skipped. The algorithm selects for emotional payoff without cost. That’s the definition of kitsch. The tips are kitsch objects masquerading as premium. They use craft signifiers while performing the same emotional simplification as mass culture.
My thinking is simple. We want to look fresh, successful, and confident. More important than the type of attire is paying attention to the condition and contemporary nature of what you’re wearing.
Mike Weinberg • New Sales. Simplified.
(Also in english) O que está nas passarelas é arte que vai se dissolver em fragmentos pro nosso guarda roupa e pro nosso estilo.
Estilo é o que a gente escolhe fazer com aquela obra.
Arte é emoção, estilo é quando transformamos isso em algo tangível.
Querer ter o estilo de outra pessoa é uma missão... See more
instagram.com'Good manners and good cologne is what transforms the man into a gentleman!'
- Tom Ford
A sense of style is a way of being where everything counts.
💯 Dennis Michael Hynes 💯x.com“Long before I am near enough to talk to you on the street, in a meeting, or at a party, you announce your sex, age and class to me through what you are wearing—and very possibly give me important information (or misinformation) as to your occupation, origin, personality, opinions, tastes, sexual desires and current mood.
Sarah B. Breathnach • Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy
Silks, linens, wools, and cottons are available in colors and patterns galore, and yet most men dress like divinity students or undertakers, while women are slaves to the fashion game with its basic rule, “I have conformed sooner than you.”
Alan Watts • The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Wow... Warren Buffet says goodbye in his final annual letter today (full copy in the comments below).
As he signed off, the following were final words of advice:
"One perhaps self-serving observation. I’m happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My... See more
SMB Attorneyx.comThe better the investor, the simpler the questions. When I started, I was obsessed with jargon, complex questions and spreadsheets. Now I ask things like “what does it do?”, “why do people buy it?”, and “why are you selling?”. And I never do more math than I can fit on a napkin.
Jeremy Giffontwitter.comFirst, you know it. Then, you understand it. Then, you can
explain it. Then, you can feel it. Finally, you are it.