The Modern Man … and all his toys
It struct me that the modern man carries around a lot of excess junk, so I created a Flickr photoset themed on the stuff that I carry with me everyday. Here are the items, side by side with a reference picture:
A $200 london fog leather men’s jacket
A $40 designer shirt
$80 for pants that create little silky waves as you walk
When feet just aren’t good enough, $60 white New Balance sneakers
At least a $200 mp3 player. At least, man.
For candid moments, a sony P-200 with 1 GB of RAM will add $450 in weight to your body.
Motorola v400, $120
Why do we, in our modern age, need to wear $1,200 worth of equipment, clothing, accessories, and electronics on our bodies? Are they status symbols? No. I use all of these tools every day. Do I need them? No! I would be just fine in cheap clothes, with no mp3 player. Why, I could sing on my way to work instead of listening to the latest Koda Kumi hit. What then is this capitalist need to buy? Why do we consume?
This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2005 at 11:25 pm and is tagged with new balance sneakers, motorola v400, london fog, cheap clothes, candid moments, status symbols, leather men, modern man, flickr, koda, mp3 player, clothing accessories, waves, motorola, gb, sony, toys. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback.
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