I think it’s not only true but also very lucid and useful as a way of thinking through ideas of ‘singular’ vs ‘mass’ trend adoption. There’s always someone striving to be ‘different’ and ‘original’ who ends up looking conservative and just like everyone else.
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Tragically funny! But also very true, and not at all surprising or sad.
I think it’s not only true but also very lucid and useful as a way of thinking through ideas of ‘singular’ vs ‘mass’ trend adoption. There’s always someone striving to be ‘different’ and ‘original’ who ends up looking conservative and just like everyone else.
I agree with Eline, it’s totally tragicomic! Comic in that that they nailed it so well, tragic in that they nailed it so well.