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<blockquote data-quote="Smeelia" data-source="post: 434447" data-attributes="member: 273">I think it's something of an unreasonable assumption to suggest that Fashion is &quot;superficial nonsense&quot; and &quot;meaningless fluff&quot;.&nbsp; I'd expect it's something that is genuinely important to some and I don't think it's fair to suggest that they're wrong to feel that way.The issue of people judging others based on a single factor isn't limited to Fashion but it's also not an inherent side effect of Fashion.&nbsp; If Fashion didn't exist then it'd be one less thing people could judge each other on but it wouldn't really be addressing the actual issue.&nbsp; It would also mean needlessly taking away something that many people care about.&nbsp; Far better to address the issue directly while allowing people to keep their passions.While it might be appealing to try and remove potential sources of conflict and disagreement in order to promote a more understanding and happy society, the reality is that you'd most likely just end up causing conflict by taking away things that people do care about.&nbsp; Even if you were to somehow do so without conflict, you'd only end up with very simple and uninteresting people who are alive and free of conflict but have nothing else to them.&nbsp; Some would argue that'd be worse than death.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Smeelia, post: 434447, member: 273"] I think it's something of an unreasonable assumption to suggest that Fashion is "superficial nonsense" and "meaningless fluff". I'd expect it's something that is genuinely important to some and I don't think it's fair to suggest that they're wrong to feel that way. The issue of people judging others based on a single factor isn't limited to Fashion but it's also not an inherent side effect of Fashion. If Fashion didn't exist then it'd be one less thing people could judge each other on but it wouldn't really be addressing the actual issue. It would also mean needlessly taking away something that many people care about. Far better to address the issue directly while allowing people to keep their passions. While it might be appealing to try and remove potential sources of conflict and disagreement in order to promote a more understanding and happy society, the reality is that you'd most likely just end up causing conflict by taking away things that people do care about. Even if you were to somehow do so without conflict, you'd only end up with very simple and uninteresting people who are alive and free of conflict but have nothing else to them. Some would argue that'd be worse than death. [/QUOTE]

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