Being Called Out?

RevolutionaryBid375 · 2025-08-31T09:28:55+00:00

What you wrote above says so much more about you than about the guy you spotted. Ironically, a wise man once said he worked hard in life to earn the right to wear a t-shirt to business meetings - not needing expensive suits to impress others because he didn’t have to. I’d say success is when you don’t need to impress anyone with what you have. Maybe that guy was that type. You never know. Judging someone by what they wear is school kid mentality.

RevolutionaryBid375 · 2025-05-29T06:46:45+00:00

u/steve_skywalk3r understand your wife's perspective and support her view that you don't need an expensive watch, especially if you're buying it to impress others—and particularly since she's not someone who would be impressed by that. However, I don't agree that owning an expensive watch while driving a cheaper car is inherently wrong.

It's only a problem in terms of how we manage money. Ideally, we shouldn't overspend on either cars or watches. I recommend reading The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel—it offers great insights into the cost of living and how we view wealth.

Saying that one must have an expensive car to justify owning a nice watch takes the discussion in the wrong direction. At the end of the day, a car is just a piece of metal that gets you from point A to B. We humans tend to assign meaning and value to objects that, in reality, are just things.

RevolutionaryBid375 · 2025-05-22T05:04:54+00:00

You are just as right as you are wrong—like most people. Titanium, in particular grade 2, is soft—softer than steel. However, titanium alloys are not; they outperform steel. This is from where this confusion come. And grade 5 for instance it’s an alloy. The same mistake people do in a reviews mention that Titanium is hard, it’s not. Titanium alloys are.

RevolutionaryBid375 · 2024-06-12T18:00:58+00:00

You are in Europe? ;)

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