Things people should pay more for

In my experience I tend to find that more expensive and better quality jeans (not always the case that more expensive jeans are better quality) tend to last longer, keep their shape and fade better. I genuinely think that a pair of £30-£40 jeans may last half the life of a pair of £100 jeans, and with the more expensive pair you’re also getting better cuts, comfort, raw denim, selvedge seams, and brand/image.

I appreciate it’s a personal choice but decent denim is worth paying for IMO. Uniqlo are the only place I’ve found where I think the denim is both a decent quality and good price.

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That’s interesting. I normally buy from either Uniqlo or Gap currently. Any brands you’d recommend at a higher price point?

People

Bought a pair of Levis for the first time a few months back. Yesterday got a hole in the crotch, the same as every other pair. Bullshit.

porn.

For quality, or for ethics?

i like acne jeans

Both really.

Tbf even the ‘mainstream’ stuff that people enjoy they tend to stream online for free, which eats in to industry profits, which then makes it more exploitative. There are plenty of more ethically sound options as well.

yeah I’ve not rated Levis for years, I’m not sure what’s happened.

Music streaming sites. I pay £8 to Google Play each month and I download/listen to loads of stuff. I’ve probably gone through more than ten albums this month. I know I don’t own a physical copy of music that I listen to but pre-mp3 I’d spend maybe £100 a month on CDs. Indie kids like me killed off the indie music shop.

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you’ll never get a like off @marckee though

A like isn’t as emphatic an agreement as a ^this.

That also goes for most of the sex industry as well. If you’re going to get an escort then going to someone who is in business for themselves will probably be more, and considering what you’re getting, people should pay fairly for it.

There was a great New Yorker story about porn this month, was really fascinating. I had no idea that all the major tube sites are owned by the same company, which has deals with all of the big studios.

Please elaborate.

Yep, and they make all of the money off of traffic and advertising, obviously. Studios had to make those deals as no one is buying from them or even signing up for their premium streaming service. Why would you sign up to see a 45 minute scene when you can get a 100’s of 5 minute abridged versions of the ‘best bits’ for free.

It’s exactly the same as journalism, in that respect. And TV torrent sites.

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and music. Consumer’s are able to find more and more for free, which obviously I understand, but not really thinking of a lot of the consequences.

Edwin, Kojima Genes, 7 for all mankind, Calvin Klein, Diesel, Replay…

Check out House of Fraser or Selfridges if you want to get some raw/good quality jeans.

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So so so much this. Good pots and pans are such a game changer, and last 5 times as long (if not more) anyway