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by prodigal_erik 4801 days ago
If suits weren't inherently less comfortable, we'd see them worn in the grocery store and up the hiking trail. They're not durable, they're hard to clean and mend, and they're expensive and hard to replace (since "the wrong suit" is all I can find up the street). If they didn't manipulate people into overlooking merit when making decisions, they would have long since been forgotten.
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I find my suits to be comfortable, and wear something comparable (odd jacket and slacks) most days. I don't wear a suit because I already stand out enough in my office wearing what I do.
basically today's suits are like 18'th century powdered wigs.
You've never worn a made to measure suit :)