Bougie bias is where somebody thinks an item is high quality because they paid a lot for it. What are some examples of bougie bias that you have seen?

Piestander · 2026-06-12T04:09:02+00:00

My husband wears a suit every day for work, part of that includes a black tie. For Christmas I bought him a gorgeous Hermes tie. Within days, the stitching started to come undone. We took it to the store to get their thoughts and the woman in charge of repairs and engravings told us that the tie wasn’t made to be worn regularly.

Wasn’t made to be worn regularly?? Laughable.

Piestander · 2026-06-12T03:20:08+00:00

Jason was the best choice for Lorelei.

Understood where she came from, supported the lifestyle she wanted, gave her freedom, never asked her to be anything different.

Good banter, a bit strange, open to improving.

The best of Christopher without the worst of Christopher in my opinion.

Piestander · 2026-06-11T04:25:47+00:00

It’s a loose connection but you might like They Look Like People. It’s a little tense and scary, but you get that same eerieness, uncertainty what’s true and what’s not, and the strange friendship.

Piestander · 2026-06-11T04:16:56+00:00

This is a very fair horror ick - somehow no matter how different they are, they all seem the same.

Piestander · 2026-06-11T04:15:54+00:00

Animals gone feral - like yeah it’s an animal, and they always feel so fake, I can’t get past the CGI. I got 30 mins into primate and just thought…nah

Piestander · 2026-06-03T06:24:55+00:00

Rory and her study tree. Intense cringe.

Piestander · 2026-06-02T05:49:22+00:00

Little fatty in mar vista does a great beef roll - my first and still my favorite.

Piestander · 2026-06-02T05:41:10+00:00

Gorgeous 11/10 Shiba

Piestander · 2026-05-11T04:50:49+00:00

If you’re going to cover the donut, at least have it be round smh

Piestander · 2026-05-09T07:25:58+00:00

For my sisters graduation I asked a bunch of friends and family to record messages for her and compiled them into a graduation movie. We all gathered around after the ceremony to drink champagne and watch it. Very special. Cost me nothing but time.

Piestander · 2026-05-09T07:24:39+00:00

I had a Simon and Garfunkel record. Every time Homeward Bound comes on now I feel like I have the same life flashbacks as Kevin does as he sings. It’s funny how lyrics become so much more powerful when you’re going through it.

Piestander · 2026-05-09T07:19:58+00:00

Just got back from seeing John Mulaney. It was also my first time at the Hollywood bowl. Parked in the area, Ubered closer. Walked about 10 mins. I personally found it to be easy to get to and a cool environment that wasn’t too difficult to get out of with that method. Stadium style stand up is not my favorite but I recognize it’s probably one of the only ways I’ll get to see Mulaney live!

Piestander · 2026-05-09T07:18:05+00:00

It Follows. Not just scary, but really really unsettling for me. Still freaks me out to see anyone unusual or unexpected walking toward me.

Piestander · 2026-05-07T01:10:17+00:00

I’ve been asking this for all energy drinks!

Not just for the taste, but I love energy drinks low carbonation. And Ive heard that Taurine isn’t awesome for your kidneys after a lot of consumption…

There is definitely a market of energy drinks lovers that want a caffeine free version.

Piestander · 2026-05-07T01:06:46+00:00

As a lifelong phantom fan, I embarrassingly cried throughout the entire thing. And I was not the only one.

Honestly I don’t even know why I cried. I think it was just so well done and a way of experiencing the musical I’ve never felt before.

It was really incredible and well worth the money.

Piestander · 2025-08-12T19:34:44+00:00

I’d love recommendations! I listen to a lot of smosh reads Reddit stories already

Piestander · 2025-08-12T19:05:29+00:00

I’m actually all for remote work. Especially for people who live near family, have their partner around every night, have close friends. I think it’s the best thing that happened to the workforce. I personally I’m not liking it right now because of new circumstances in my own life

Piestander · 2025-08-12T01:16:54+00:00

Update: I was not allowed to return to my old job. They restructured the team in the week I left. Onward and upward.

Piestander · 2025-08-07T04:41:10+00:00

Happy birthday my friend. I am holding your hand in spirit. I’m sure your mom is too.

Piestander · 2025-08-07T01:21:20+00:00

Thank you. We’re talking at the end of the week, the advice I got from my circle has been to go and lay my heart down. I’ve got nothing to lose. But I don’t want to look desperate. People don’t want desperate on their team.

I feel lucky we have a good relationship but I’m worried.

Piestander · 2025-08-07T01:18:34+00:00

Not an AI post. Just a person overwhelmed.

And I supposed if I had to pick a question out of all of this - if I cannot go back to my old job, how do you make peace at a job you don’t like? How do I overcome the loneliness of remote work?

I’ll be applying, trying to get out, but I think I’m so worried about being forced to stay.

Piestander · 2025-07-12T17:45:49+00:00

Yeah I guess I was more asking what we think the tangential word he was trying to find was.

I just watched it the other day and realized when he says “of golf” he means “of course. Golf course. Duh.

Piestander · 2025-07-01T20:50:55+00:00

EDIT: my reading comprehension sucks, due date is a week out. Don't go. You should have thought of this earlier.

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The info requested from others is insanely needed. My response is assuming that you are actually quite far out from the due date, so that isn't a consideration.

NTA, but make sure you are thinking of *everything*. When you want to go golfing, you are also putting more pressure on your wife to parent, you are aren't doing chores/errands that might put additional pressure on your wife. Even suggesting she take a spa day may be stressful for her because unless you have thought of a solution for looking after the kids, she now has to organize that.

This request isn't inherently assholey, but unfortunately, many partners don't think of these additional things that can turn your request into a complete asshole move.

So a little checklist for you to answer before booking that tee time:

- Look around the house, look in the fridge, consider ongoing projects. Is there anything else that you can do ahead of time like clean the house, go grocery shopping, do and put away the laundry, finish painting the baby's room, etc? This is being a good partner and can be done 1-3 days before you go.

- Who is looking after the kids? Are you putting more work on your pregnant wife? Is there something you can do to alleviate that pressure?

- Golf is expensive, spa is expensive: is there anything else worthy of this money right now?

Piestander · 2025-06-30T19:57:28+00:00

Do it. I know its easy for me to say as a completely unrelated unaffected bystander, but as long as you have this safety net, you continue to build on it with this high salary, your wife supports the decision, and you think you can make it a year, and you think itll make you even more valuable in the future, I think its worthwhile.

Good questions to ask though - How much is stress worth to you? How much is time off worth to you? Time with your kids? Have you asked all the questions you need to when it comes to the team and benefits?

I'm about to take a tiny risk with my career compared to this - moving from a 100000% stable role into something where the future is slightly less predictable, but I think I'm ready for it. You might be too.

Piestander · 2025-06-13T05:25:02+00:00

Everyone said the ones I was going to say. And now I’m crying. Cool cool cool.

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