golf, wine, vests, lobster
People imitate what rich people do/wear/eat/have, irrespective of intrinsic value
There's nothing inherently special about these things. Yet people (of the middle class) will go apeshit in showing off their knowledge, collection, or insatiable appetite for them.
A really quick, purely objective breakdown:
Golf - you're using a long, semi-rigid metal stick to hit a dimpled ball, hopefully into a hole. Wine - mashed grape juice that's been sitting too long, served in pretentious bottles, obscure adjectives to describe taste Vests - originally designed for people doing manual labour (as to faciliate full 180 degree arm rotation). has now evolved to people in banking/tech. wtf? Lobster - used to be fed EXCLUSIVELY to prisoners. if you loved your dog, you wouldn't give it lobster.
Trying to imagine if bananas were a delicacy / advertised in vogue magazine.
This post is rather poorly laid out (multi-tasking this and packing). My point is, we're imitators at best, and suckers at worst.
Actually take some time to think about WHY and WHAT you're doing before adopting it as a hobby/food/fashion. Do something that improves your actual self, and not your self image.
Have a great long weekend. Ski trip time.
I agree that imitation is bad but if we start to break down things like you did then everything is kinda shit:
-Football (soccer): overpaid people running after a ball to kick in a big fishing net to have the approval of tens of thousands of people they don't know. I'm still sure you support your country at the world cup.
-Denim Jeans: originally used for miners, dock workers and other manual labourers due to the durability of the material and it's ability to get dirty and fucked up. I'm sure you would still drop $100+ on a pair
Clearly the vest has become simply a fashion statement but then again so is the tie. What purpose does it have as a practical item? None.
My point is that whatever people do with their shit, let them do it because to some it's vanity and to others its normal. I come from a Southern Italian family where we buy lobster CHEAP AS FUCK and eat it not because it's fancy, but because when added to pasta alongside good san marzano tomato sauce and light pepper flakes it's the best thing.
And to finish off, when you say that there isn't anything inherently special with some thing I agree but remember that things have changed since their introduction. If you look at wine and take a $4 brand clearly there isn't anything special but go see the entire process of a wine maker and you'll see what makes it special. Now-a-days a lot of the novelty or 'wow factor' comes from the process, not the product itself
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