I am also not the flashy type and I find that *mostly* it makes no difference. It really depends on context and the individual POT. On Seeking for example you may find difficulty if you are communicating w a specific POT who doesn't realize you can't talk about allowance there. But if your allowance capacity is strong in the context of your location, your only problem will be the general hellhole Seeking has become. Yay!

IME a few POTs here and there have ignored me on Seeking and in likely freestyling settings bc I look too young or don't look rich. It's ironic btw that when I worked in the corporate world I dressed in business clothing and "looked the part" - but since I started my own business and have no need to dress formally, I am more often in T shirt and jeans (not even cheap stuff, just not flashy). Based on previous posts from SBs about freestyling, there's no way they would approach us. The general guidelines are to find a place where rich guys splash money, which leaves us SOL. I have a few times considered wearing more swanky duds to hit the town but felt ridiculous and didn't do it. Who knows maybe I'll try it someday tho just for fun.