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by ahi 5373 days ago
Zuck is a horrible example of a guy that doesn't need to impress anyone. He doesn't wear suits for us, he wears suits for the investment bankers.

I don't dress better for a lot of reasons but mostly because it doesn't matter. Charitably, I consider fashion to be little more than an expensive hobby.

Not so charitably, the places I have worked, fashion was always inversely correlated with having a clue. "To some, it’s a secret handshake. It’s a 'my talent supersedes my necessity to follow the guidelines of society.'" This is partly true. Most fashion rules are not guidelines of society, but guidelines of a select few who are so useless and boring they sit around all day worrying about what to wear. The rest of us go for the bare minimum required to keep their mouths shut so we can actually get some work/play done. In that way, ignoring the guidelines is a signal that we're not vapid nincompoops.