• grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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      Not sure it’s so binary. I don’t know the first thing about fashion, but I do like having different kinds of socks, even if no one else sees them.

      I do this kinda like magical thinking thing where I think about how I want my day to go and pick socks/etc that go with that.

      I know it’s not the most mentally healthy thing

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        Eh, it doesn’t sound destructive or interruptive to your day.

        Manifesting isn’t just a new-age hippy thing. Ritual can put your brain in a certain space, and that can be a massive motivator for someone. Picking your socks to fit the theme isn’t all that different than telling yourself affirmations in the mirror.

        It’s kinda like the “lucky shirt” concept. Sure, the shirt doesn’t really have some metaphysical power, but you’re putting yourself in the mindset of “Good things happen when I wear this”, and when you’re already in that frame of mind, the good things stand out even more.

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          That’s a great way to rephrase it. That’s exactly what that is: I know my choices don’t actually have any magical effects. Pretending like they do gives me the feeling of control, even though I know intellectually that I can only control myself.

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        That’s fashion. You don’t have to be into the latest trend. Fashion is just how you express yourself in whatever way you like.