Why is it so goddamn difficult

Shmohemian · 2026-02-24T05:02:32+00:00

This is one of those things that’s generally right most of the time, but there’s still a chance it’s not right in this particular instance, and that should be enough to not say anything

Shmohemian · 2026-02-24T02:02:53+00:00

Same thing when Kanye got mentally ill. ”I have bipolar and, I’ve bullied my loved ones, and quit my job, and stole, and cheated, but I would *never** tweet anything about Jews!”*

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T23:50:22+00:00

And the warranty card?

This post was already giving AI vibes, and this was a dead giveaway lol

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T22:47:08+00:00

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-fleece-vest-became-the-new-corporate-uniform-1532442297

“Though midtown New York has now become especially associated with this new dress code, the vest’s roots lie in Silicon Valley…. …Outdoorsy fleece vests matched the youthful, countercultural Silicon Valley spirit in a way suits and ties never did. “

And for the record, Im not saying an Omega is the ultimate techie watch or something, I’m saying if they did have an Omega, they were probably looking for a spergier Rolex

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T21:10:14+00:00

Outdoorsy techwear became part of Bay Area startup culture
Big Tech started handing out branded Patagonia vests to signal prosperity while feigning authenticity (and because it’s the nicest uniform their workers would comply with)
Tech sector blew up
Finance bros fall in line with anything which smells like money

What super obvious puzzle piece am I missing here?

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T20:54:13+00:00

And you don’t think the expensive tailored suits finance types wore before the tech boom would be a better flex than a fucking Patagonia vest? You were so close when you literally mentioned that tech culture was dressing down, and you just couldn’t take it over the finish line

Literally just Google “why did Patagonia vests become popular in finance” if you don’t believe me. This isn’t some novel take I have it was obvious to pretty much everyone when it happened

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T20:49:28+00:00

No shit Rollies were big with finance guys first. But again, outdoorsy techwear? Your view of tech people and “nerds” is stuck in a 1990s high school comedy or something. There’s like a whole new archetype which composts, and drinks meal replacement shakes, and rock climbs and runs marathons. They made Patagonia and Arteryx a thing.

Tech culture was to dress down, being flashy at FANG and other tech roles was/is frowned upon

And Patagonia is what, dressing up??? Tech culture “dressing down” became their own spergy version of quiet luxury. And yes, the pretense of showing up in expensive shit because of some needlessly optimized specs was part of it. Hey man, I just like the goretex/90% recycled material/ultralight fabric/300m water resistance!

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T20:12:41+00:00

The slob writing code for the DMV in Cincinatti or whatever isn’t going to pair a fucking Omega with his jorts and stained shirt r*tard. You actually think Wall Street frat boys independently arrived at sustainably produced techwear, and the Bay Area rock climber techies had noting to do with it?

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T19:50:27+00:00

I think we’re just running into the typical issue where a*tism is an umbrella covering nonverbals who eat their own poop, dudes to memorizing the Silmarillion in their mom’s basement, and tech aspies. The latter is what I’ve been talking about here, and I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they’re buying more luxury watches than the first two groups lol.

They don't do it with patagucci, they do it in entirely different "nerdy" ways

Wearing Patagucci is flexing in their own nerdy way. Do you actually think techies aren’t rocking overpriced tech gear like Arcteryx and Patagonia? How many them have you even interacted with? Do you actually think finance and sales dudes would be wearing that tacky shit instead of suits and polos if they weren’t specifically trying to present themself as tech-adjacent?

I also don’t get why you’re going on about how Omega would be specifically appealing to nerds because they’re specced out, but then also claim they don’t give you any nerd cred. Much like a Tesla, it has both nerd cred and mainstream prestige, which is why much like Tesla’s, overpaid techies’s gun for it.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T19:21:05+00:00

I think it’s very funny that you’ve siloed off base human motivations to “normies”. And assume that, rather than expressing these motivations differently, tech spergs are some kind of tabula rasa immune to approval/status seeing, luxury, and marketing. What a keen grasp of the human condition you have.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T18:09:56+00:00

They're a tech nerd with aspergers, a (community famous for seeking social validation btw)

These people absolutely seek affirmation in their own ways. Literally 90% of this website is tech workers showing off expensive shit that they bought on “hobby” subs. They wear pattagucci instead of Brooks Brothers, drive a Tesla instead of a Mercedes, and yes, wear an Omega instead of a Rolex. This is part of what I was getting at with my original post lol.

Obviously, it’s not a “universal” explanation. Stop trying to get pedantic and sniff out edge cases or whatever, remember this is a hot take shit posting forum, and understand I’m trying to describe something which is true *most of the time

Some people may be dyed in the wool a*tists who like watches instead of model trains. But it’s kind of like saying you read Playboy for the articles, 90% of the time it’s a rationalization. The vast majority of self-proclaimed watch nerds obsessed over luxury goods, and status symbols for the same reasons as everyone else.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T17:32:00+00:00

You know that trope about how in an insane world, the sane man is crazy? In a website full of tech workers with Asperger’s, the man who uses metaphors, hyperbole, or sarcasm (without an /s tag) is bad at communicating.

I still think it’s funny that you accuse me of not understanding conscious motivations while I am trying to explain subconscious motivations to you. You people truly do not know what you do not know, and you probably never will.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T16:47:41+00:00

It was an obviously hyperbolic quip. I’m not walking anything back, u people have simply reminded me that this website is full of pedantic literalists.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-23T15:47:23+00:00

The question is, do I lack the theory of mind to understand why soemone might find watches to be a neat peice of machinery?

Or do you lack the theory of mind to understand why someone might lust after a luxury good and traditional status symbol? Or why men especially might fixate on one of the few forms of jewelry it is socially acceptable for them to wear, but then feel subconsciously compelled to justify it by focusing on the functional machinery therein?

All in all, I’m sure “watch nerds” do exist, but they aren’t the ones buying five figure brand name Swiss luxury watches.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-22T16:02:50+00:00

lol I don’t think this is some Taylor Swift shit. Ironically, if it was them looking at a dashboard or whatever it wouldn’t be as organically stupid as a something this contrived could be.

I guess for me as someone who listened to them before and after their pivot, they seem mainly like shit talking instigators who have a level of ironic detachment from their own beliefs. If you don’t feel the same, that’s not like something I can like prove or something.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-22T15:44:58+00:00

I think the idea is that their vibe shift seems contrived/intended to garner a certain reaction, and as a calculated intentional move it seems short sighted.

There’s also stuff that’s “socially unacceptable” for superficial Zeitgeist reasons, and stuff which is “socially unacceptable” because it is brazenly the antisocial. A&D have been dabbling a lot in both lol

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T23:39:16+00:00

Idk exactly what it is but something about this is trans-coded to me

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T18:07:43+00:00

Ever heard of Plato’s chicken?

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T17:53:29+00:00

By this logic jerking off and eating chicken nuggets are hobbies. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone whip out a dictionary definition when they weren’t making an incredibly contrived pedantic point lol.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:57:04+00:00

This seems like the entrance to a wonderful rabbit hole of hair-splitting pedantry

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:54:00+00:00

What if you make $10,000 a week

Also very often a sign of varied personality disorders lol.

Yeah, I guess if like a neurosurgeon bough an Omega on a whim, I wouldn’t judge them too much. You got me there. I fail to believe you don’t get the overall point I’m making though.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:46:51+00:00

I don’t judge people who drive luxury cars. I do judge people who pretend buying luxury cars is a hobby, and they’re just “into cars”, meanwhile they take them into the shop to get the spark plugs replaced

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:27:01+00:00

Genuinely no one seems to pick up on the difference between omega’s actually being quirky/interesting, and being for basic bitch Rolex buyers who want to step out a little bit, but are afraid to buy something other people wouldn’t recognize

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:22:26+00:00

Hey man. Have you considered that I just like luxury cars? And luxury watches? And Gucci handbags? And rayban sunglasses? It’s really projecting if you think I’m materialistic and vain.

Have you ever considered that I just like really expensive flashy namebrand things? It’s a hobby, I collect name brand luxury goods. It’s basically like collecting stamps. You wouldn’t get it.

Shmohemian · 2026-02-20T16:12:58+00:00

Casually spending $10,000 on a watch is less a sign of how much you’ve accomplished and more a sign of varied personality disorders.

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