[Terr_]

> Look at that molecular structure. Incredible. Two amide bonds, a completely unremarkable aryl ether and an unsubstituted naphthalene ring system.

Something about this delivery reminds of the business-card scene from Psycho [0].

> Look at that subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thickness of it--Oh my God, it even has a watermark..."

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY

[janejeon]

Now let's see Paul Allen's molecule.

[deep_merge]

*American Psycho. Dude in Psycho didn’t use a business card.

[nine_k]

Only it's the inverse: no subtlety, no surprises, all plain.

[Terr_]

I'm not sure I'd describe that scene as actually containing amazing surprises of printing, typography, or subjective stylishness.

I see it as mockery of some maladjusted status-obsessed men as they fawn and suffer over trivial differences in pretty-much-identical plain white business cards. Every card says the same thing except for the name, and many of the things being described aren't even true. (For example, not embossed, no watermark, etc.)