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kleinbl00  ·  2952 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Grappling with hipster-hate

Not so much lying on the floor, but the drive back, then half an hour this morning when we looked up the machine, then about an hour's worth as we went walking with the kid.

I've seen expensive jeans. The argument there is less pure because the cut can be refined to fit a person better or worse; my wife fit in Lucky just fine prior to pregnancy but now she's got to spend more to get jeans that fit her hips and waist. Furniture? Definitely. Those fuckin' Wassily chairs are wretched to sit in but I've got a buddy that's debated blowing $2k on one. But coffee is one ingredient, and that ingredient is a commodity.

I think it's the purest form of the argument you can make, and that's why this guy's a meme.





oyster  ·  2952 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's the thing with jeans, some are expensive because they're quality and some are for no real reason. Well other than brand. Also WOW, I just looked up that chair and I can't fathom spending that kind of money on basically a fancy lawn chair.

kleinbl00  ·  2952 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There's cool furniture in the world. I own an Aeron, with leather arms, that I bought factory 2nd for $600. And I can sit in it all day for weeks on end with nary a complaint. I could see my way to a knock-off Noguchi table. At $400, why not? A legit Noguchi at like $1800? get a grip.