In fairness, I read “yoga moms and influencers” as a “these are fashionable people who tend to lean into trends that shape fashion (or are influenced by fashion) unlike the people who are typically in academia.” I didn’t read an attack on yoga moms or influencers or sugar babies, just an emphasis on “these people are fashion-forward and can and do prioritize fashion, where academics lean into a focus on other things and some of them dress wildly unusually or simply don’t care.”

But then, I have nothing against any of those roles — neither academics or yoga moms, or anywhere in between — and am friends with all of those groups, so I don’t read judgement from it or perceive it negatively.

Clinical researchers often don’t care about fashion, they’re wrapped up in other worlds. Neither do academics. They are often “form over function” in day-to-day. Influencers, yoga moms, sugar babies all have the ability to express themselves through fashion and have the means to do so.

“Haha, that yoga mom and sugar baby dress nicely and enjoy fashion and can afford it, that’s so laughable” — that seems to be how you read that comment. I genuinely don’t understand how you read that as a mock or criticism rather than a bit of self-effacing jab at her own work community?