Message from @charles watson
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respectability
Explain why a suit is automatically more respectable than a toga
of your peers. When we go to conferences we dress, because it is a sign of good etiquette
these are signs of being civilized
What does that mean
Pretend I am a space alien and all I see is humans wearing cloth. Why is the cloth arrangement you call a suit something to favor
How is this different than a Congo nigger explaining why it's objectively respectable to have a large lip plate
well. I don't have a very good description, but lets compare this line of thinking to the difference in achitectural standards from pre 19th century to post 19th century
No that's an appeal to past history
Explain why right now I should care
to get a job
dressing and acting in certain ways are the way that we express a sense of culture and civility
job/contracts/clients
the same as we want to build things a certain way
How is that not exactly to impress the herd
it's a way of presenting ourselves
I don't mind if it does impress the herd
that means we have a good herd
wait
because I am also impressed by it, and if they too are, then they have my respect
"suits are good because they impress good people, I can tell they are good because they are impressed by suits"
that is circular reasoning
suits are good because they are good
I didn't say this, I'm sure the herd has bad taste in many things, and good taste in other things
so suits impress you because of their history of association with things you like and are impressed by
haha, no
so what if a guy is muscular, intelligent and heroic, he has a body like Arnold in his prime and he has six billion dollars and owns basically everything, and he wears only togas
what then
should he wear a suit to be more respectable?
they are simply a part of being civilized. We dress well, because we want represent ourselves well
why are suits automatically dressing "well"
for the same reason we build nice architecture
you still have not explained where your value statement comes from
why are suits better than jeans and a hoodie
we care about the way things look
so why is a suit better than a ripped body in a toga
that looks objectively better
not merely their functionality
suits usually hide flabby bodies
ripped body in a ripped toga is best