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by iron_ball 6221 days ago
Agreed, 100%. However, we enjoy wearing plenty of things which have no practical purpose; and people who wish to wear neckties should be able to wear them without being weighted down by the IBM corporate-machine stereotype. One may be a hacker without wearing jeans, sneakers, and a BSDemon tee; one may even be a hacker while dressed to the nines.

As for neckties being "sexist" -- have you asked a woman how she feels about high heels?