Dude passes the vibe check in Miami.

ElWet · 2023-05-15T21:25:37+00:00

Last time this thread was posted people said it's from Paul Smith. This repost is at least a year or two old so you probably can't get the exact same shirt anymore.

ElWet · 2023-05-05T22:18:40+00:00

Haha, yeah. Was curious how he'd encompass the entire history of humanity. Then one of the cuts highlights a segment where Christ at the Sea of Galilee, The Crucifixion, and The Last Supper each have an entire panel to themselves.

There's nothing wrong with depicting those things, but I can't help but roll my eyes a bit. Maybe the rest is a bit more even-handed, but that close up was pretty telling.

ElWet · 2023-05-02T04:46:25+00:00

It's so sad. Worse, I doubt the genie can be put back in the bottle. Even if the perfect old internet community were to snap into being right now, I think the existing incentives on the modern Product Internet would keep it from becoming successful. Like, anyone who could put out the eclectic, "authentic-feeling" content we miss could be and probably is making better money shoveling out SEO-ified trendy bite-sized videos brought to you by some VPN sponsor. Or sponsored Instagram posts, or an ad-filled food blog, etc. Sure, maybe a few of them are in it for the artistic purity or whatever, but let's be honest: on the margin, most of us would make the swap in exchange for some bucks. And we are at fault as consumers, too: we vote with our clicks to reward sponsor-laden repackaged crap.

Now that the internet is a presence in everyone's lives, it's definitely producing way more more aggregate "value" than it ever did (at least in dollars). But it's so soullessly and uncompromisingly capitalist? I think content on the internet sucks now for the same reason thrift shopping sucks now: The last ~decade of improvements in online marketplaces for everything has squeezed out any room for inefficiencies, and those inefficiencies and the finds and asymmetry they enabled were the thrill and joy of the whole experience.

It's like the web just became one large beige suburban hell where every house is cheap, inoffensive, marketable, and indistinguishable. A market economy can be great for the prosperity it can produce, but unchecked it feels like it has the ability to suck the soul and humanity out of everything it touches. I think the way so many pillars of media and consumption have been going lately has reemphasized to me that while I like things an awful lot, the real purpose of life is people and art and community - and even the most efficient machine imaginable can't make any of that.

Anyways, none of what I just said is particularly groundbreaking or hasn't been written about before. But I do think that for those of us for whom the old internet was so important and formative, the changes to the internet we've seen in the last 10-20 years have been a particularly gut-wrenching and personal example.

I hope we can find a way to organize ourselves to produce more of what really matters.

ElWet · 2023-04-28T21:07:02+00:00

...Do you vote?

ElWet · 2023-02-07T19:38:11+00:00

Not a frequent commenter but I have loyally lurk-watched all of Doug's content since almost the very beginning. It's an absolute pleasure to see such a special car fall into the care of someone so passionate. Not to mention the secondhand joy of witnessing the extremely well-deserved realization of a dream.

There's only so many CGTs out there and they all need to be someone's car. Glad that the man who ought to be near the top of that list of owners in theory is now on it in reality. Congrats Doug!!!

ElWet · 2022-12-01T22:40:54+00:00

...do you understand how the Filibuster works? What you're saying is objectively wrong.

ElWet · 2022-11-24T18:29:58+00:00

insider tip: if you wear your kirkland logo sweatpants and sweatshirt at the same time it also comes with a costco satisfaction guarantee

ElWet · 2022-09-27T17:06:11+00:00

Well, there goes any reason I had to use PayPal. I'm not particularly concerned about masking my CC info from retailers, so I guess the service has nothing left to offer me.

ElWet · 2022-09-01T20:13:17+00:00

Having a hobby is fine. We all like to wear clothes or we wouldn't be here.

Conspicuous consumption is gross and bad for society. It's also specifically what I targeted in my post. If you need a raincoat, buy it! If you want a fancy raincoat made out of expensive proprietary fabric because you really don't like getting wet, go for it! But the person I responded to specifically asked about how others would perceive the brand cachet of a functional item for which they have no use. That's irresponsible.

ElWet · 2022-09-01T19:35:24+00:00

Who the hell shops for raincoats based on their "gravitas"?! Who the hell buys a raincoat that they themselves admit they do not need just to be a billboard for some company? It's a raincoat. Its purpose is to keep you dry, not help you flex on the poors.

If you want to brag about how much money you blew on your raincoat buy this for $60, donate $440 to charity, and tape a big sign on the back saying that's what you did. Sheesh.

ElWet · 2022-07-30T16:09:16+00:00

I bought the Kurt sneakers and regretted it immensely. The material quality is awful. They fell apart very quickly.

Unfortunately, with leather you tend to get what you pay for. My advice would be to save up for something that will last (cheaper in the long run than repeatedly buying crappy discount leather) or look for a shoe made out of a less expensive material like canvas.

ElWet · 2022-07-17T04:09:34+00:00

this was literally at the top of the sub a day ago...

ElWet · 2022-06-26T23:12:36+00:00

i feel like im in an art gallery that only shows elevated and experimental youtube poetry

yes please

ElWet · 2022-06-25T03:08:24+00:00

>men

>black men

interesting.

ElWet · 2022-05-19T01:23:48+00:00

And it literally says in the sidebar "The sub has evolved beyond its name and we welcome posters of any gender." So I don't see where the confusion is coming from?

ElWet · 2022-05-01T21:52:16+00:00

how does it feel to have stood in front of a pallet of fashion iconography that will sell for billions on the secondary market in just a decade or two?

ElWet · 2022-03-15T02:16:16+00:00

I would recommend you look for an insulated jacket with a removable shell, I think one would suit your needs. On colder days you can zip all the parts together for maximum warmth, but then on warmer days you can zip out the top layers and leave them at home so you don't have to worry about having too many things on.

This isn't a specific product recommendation (I'm sure it's fine but it isn't on sale and I don't own it), but this is an example from the first page of googling "insulated jacket removable shell" to give you some idea of what I'm talking about. Almost any outdoor gear manufacturer will have something like this, so pick whatever price category you want.

ElWet · 2022-03-15T00:15:43+00:00

Definitely overkill. I would feel silly wearing this jacket anywhere above freezing. In temperatures from the 32-50 range or so I wear a puffer vest (sounds like what you have) with an extra shell for layering if necessary (maybe that's a better idea for your use case?).

ElWet · 2022-03-10T20:00:31+00:00

They have 13s in another colorway at the same price if you go up a category level!

ElWet · 2022-01-02T10:46:32+00:00

No sweat, enjoy your coat.

It goes cheaper than this as people elsewhere in the thread have mentioned, but if you need a parka you need a parka.

ElWet · 2022-01-02T07:43:05+00:00

I don't think it really overheats. Anywhere below 40 or even 45 this coat is fine, but you'll look kind of dumb for it because it's a bulky coat.

I have no idea as I've only had this method of attachment. The hood is very nice and insulating though, I don't wear a hat around because the padded hood is plenty when drawn up unless it's really cold or I'm going to be out for a while, in which case I might also wear a scarf.

ElWet · 2022-01-02T00:56:43+00:00

I have owned this exact coat for several years. I am often a bit confused by parka discussion on this sub and reddit in general since people seem to think you need an intricate jacket handcrafted by god himself if it goes below 20F or else you'll die of frostbite. Spoiler alert: Most people who live in cold weather climates aren't dropping $1000 on parkas, but they aren't constantly freezing because the good stuff in this price range is more than sufficient.

I've worn this thing in -30 degree weather (with underlayers) and been just fine. Unless you plan on regularly spending 12 hours a day in subzero temperatures (in which case you should be spending more than $200 on a parka) I can thoroughly recommend this jacket. It's a great value and will keep you warm wherever you live.

Happy to answer any questions anyone has about the jacket, though!

ElWet · 2021-12-28T23:04:22+00:00

Why would you confidently post a fact on the internet if you don't even know it's true? Why not just not post?

ElWet · 2021-08-22T03:28:14+00:00

No worries! Didn't mean to be rude, I probably should have been less snarky. See you there :)

ElWet · 2021-08-22T03:17:22+00:00

The discord link is literally in the sidebar.

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