The Dark Sides of Flex Culture
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- Internet analysis: the dark sides of flex culture!
Smokey Glow’s video, the problem with flex culture - • Let's Talk About Flex ...
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - intro
0:35 - what is flexing?
2:30 - flexing on youtube
2:57 - “new money” vs “old money”
4:19 - the excessiveness of flexing
5:45 - my opinions on designer/luxury items
7:30 - the normalization of luxury clothing (Smokey Glow)
8:24 - why are luxury brands all over youtube now?
8:59 - luxury brands’ low wages and bad working conditions
10:26 - overconsumption
11:09 - the environmental impact of flex culture
12:03 - the glorification of flying in private planes
14:01 - bad influences for children
17:49 - we are taught to desire luxury items, but are they worth it??
19:26 - the unrealistic expectations of the influencer lifestyle
20:18 - you don’t need new clothes constantly to be stylish
20:50 - fake flexing
22:37 - the illusion of a perfect appearance
23:18 - the cost of trying to become an influencer
24:08 - influencers can rent “aesthetic” apartments just for photos
25:22 - Lil Tay
26:13 - rent a private jet just for photos
26:40 - some youtubers buy tons of clothes just for hauls, then return it
27:25 - flex culture encourages the counterfeit market
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TIME STAMPS BELOW ✨
0:00 - intro
0:35 - what is flexing?
2:30 - flexing on youtube
2:57 - “new money” vs “old money”
4:19 - the excessiveness of flexing
5:45 - my opinions on designer/luxury items
7:30 - the normalization of luxury clothing (Smokey Glow)
8:24 - why are luxury brands all over youtube now?
8:59 - luxury brands’ low wages and bad working conditions
10:26 - overconsumption
11:09 - the environmental impact of flex culture
12:03 - the glorification of flying in private planes
14:01 - bad influences for children
17:49 - we are taught to desire luxury items, but are they worth it??
19:26 - the unrealistic expectations of the influencer lifestyle
20:18 - you don’t need new clothes constantly to be stylish
20:50 - fake flexing
22:37 - the illusion of a perfect appearance
23:18 - the cost of trying to become an influencer
24:08 - influencers can rent “aesthetic” apartments just for photos
25:22 - Lil Tay
26:13 - rent a private jet just for photos
26:40 - some youtubers buy tons of clothes just for hauls, then return it
27:25 - flex culture encourages the counterfeit market
Love your videos Tiffany
tiffanyferg when you said new money I just imagined molly brown from titanic
Tiffany & Hannah collab 🥰 it really is Christmas 😄
Just one point. When it comes to super luxurious, exclusive and expensive brands they have very strict and almost impossible policies to return an item. Because, when taking about extremely exclusive brands, like Birkin, they make a one of a kind item. Gucci and Louis Vuitton are not exclusive brands anymore. They are high end and expensive, but not exclusive. That's why many "new rich" people have such tacky taste (Kardashians), because they have the money, but they lack style and class. About Jeffrey Star, he/she is trying to compensate all his inner emptiness with luxury, but still extremely shallow person.
@tiffanyferg The diss at 21 Savage (4:09) seems really under researched he despite having a British citcenship never lived in England and only is British because he was born in Dominica and he moved to Atlanta when he was 7 years old and he really did almost all of what he raps about (i.e. he was suspended in the seventh grade for bringing a pistol to school, he spent his 21st birthday in the hospital after a drug deal gone wrong resulted in him being shot 6 times, ect) anyway I didn't mean to be rude but I thought you should know this and if you do read this I really appreciate your videos 😊.
Money can’t buy style.
True that!
This reminds me of a photo of a bunch of rich Italian kids who were wearing up to £10K per person of designer clothing and they looked so bad lol
amen
Elise M saw a mother and daughter duo in one of the “rich neighbourhoods” wearing designer clothes head to toe (Gucci socks??) and that was really not tasteful in any way. Also the kid was a brat so that’s fun
technically...
You can buy a stylist
i overconsume youtube videos
Im really glad I'm not the only one
I tell myself I don't have the patience or time to put into watching movies or shows as compulsively as I used to, and then spend 10 straight hours watching random, unrelated TH-cam videos.
The lies I tell myself...
@@thestoryofjyo Well also youtube is an interactive experience, you can watch but also discuss it in the comments. So that might be why it's less boring than TV or movies
i was SHOOK when i found out youtube actually has a pretty bad carbon footprint
I have videos about Hermes on my channel.. go consume those my childrenssss
Flex culture has really influenced my 9 year old sister. She has become so ungrateful and is very vocal about disliking her gifts. Her teacher had the class do a Christmas class party gift thing and she was literally crying. She looked at all the expensive over the top gifts some of her classmates got and was ashamed of her very pretty gift our mom spent forever looking for. It made me so sad to see my mom upset because she was so excited to gift it to my sister. Those channels are so annoying and I'll never forgive them for how they are impacting young children's' lives and values.
When I was 9 the most flex culture I experienced was people having a VIP membership on MovieStarPlanet 0.o
I think it isn't that strange for kids to have a phase where they want literally everything but to think something is not good enough because of monetary value is a new one for me... That sounds alarming.
Maybe you should limit her access to such content at such a young age? I'm not blaming you, I actually agree that the content is incredibly toxic. However parents should do the parenting. That sometimes involves humbling your children
@@almamater489 Yep! I'm actually monitoring everything she does on her device with parental controls and I have limits set. But she somehow always finds a loophole. Friends might share things and she'd delete the chats afterwards, weird knockoff apps, and stealing our dad's phone when he's asleep and using his finger to unlock it. My parents aren't very tech savvy but as I'm the eldest I took the responsibility to monitor her. Will continue to work hard!
@@thekitkatlizard8661 CAn I just say moviestarplanet is cancer. My sister got bullied there so hard parents had to get into that shit and shut it down for her
Very true gosh I hope she will learn along her glowup soon... 😥👍Stay positive..
This is why I just focus on how the clothing looks. Designer clothes don’t automatically equal style. Fashion is art and requires composition
THANK YOU!! Reminds me of crappy artists that justify their lack of technique and education with “that’s just my style”. Smh.
Absolutely, I get basically all my clothes second hand (Never paying over $20 unless it's a full jacket or something) but I've gotten so good at styling my clothes that I accidentally fooled a bunch of my classmates into thinking I had money
I was in middle school when Tommy Hillfiger blew up and rich kids, or ones that could convince their parents to buy the same insanely overpriced plain white or blue t-shirt with just the logo was the thing to be cool, I didn't understand the appeal. I loved Garfield comics and for Christmas my beloved Aunt got me a shirt that looked exactly like it with the same logo but instead it said Tabby Dogkicker with him booting Odie off the logo. I was made fun of for it because it wasn't actually TH and I gave zero fucks, that shirt was a thousand times cooler. One of my biggest regrets was losing it when I cleaned out my closet and it accidentally ended up in a to be donated bag a couple years later 😭
@Mhux Affarik not to mention poorly made. I went shoe shopping at Lord and Taylor. You can't buy anything actually good quality there. All of the shoes are cement constructed which is the lowest Quality Construction method despite being two to three times the price of better made shoes. Most luxury Brands don't make good quality material. They just sell Brands and logos
YESSSS (and now high fashion is like really ugly)
Tiffany throws some of the most respectful shade.
Haha that's exactly why I love this series 😂 😂
Also because it’s not a rant, but actually an educational video. Like all of her vids
She shows the light imo
👏🏻👏🏻
😂 love her
I also hate the fact that some influencers make Walmart, Target, thrift stores, and Dollar Tree look bad when most of the time regular people go there for groceries and house hold items that they actually need/value
Thank you. I hate the walmart challenge. I buy everything from walmart. Hows that a challenge ?
I think people need to stop caring what other people think of them. That is part of the problem.
Right like I go to dollar general to get stuff before I go to the grocery store which usually costs more. Like why not save money if you can? Lol
True, last I checked Saks 5th doesn't sell toilet paper.
When Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson went shopping there and acted so snobby 🙄🙄🙄
"Social media is dystopia"
Young adult novel authors: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!
Lmao
You made me actually laugh out loud. Oh. I'm still giggling.
@@talkativeacademy4528 wait I'm funny?
@@_ipjebi_ Don't ask me, I have horrible sense of humor :D
@@talkativeacademy4528 same, that's why I don't know either
I flex about my two completely normal black cats because they are very cute
Aweeeeeeeeee🥺🥺🥺🥺
Mhm
that’s the only acceptable form of flexing
I used to flex that I taught my black cat to sit for his dinner😁👍
Now that makes me jealous
gucci is heinously tacky omg
kris that pig stuff that Jeffree got Shane was sooo cringy it was the same shitty design put on all the regular Gucci items
kris
Incredibly so. Especially the t-shirts. They look like the types of clothes I would see people buy at cheap bazaars for 10 bucks a pop. It’s so funny seeing people buy such ugly clothes solely for the brand recognition.
Also, any clothing brand, that prints their logo in huge letters on their products is tacky to me (Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and even Chanel).
I think that The matketing with gucci is so smart, they have incredible collections with gorgeous styles but they keep coming out with collections with their logo printed on them which are dedicated to flex culture ppl: more publicity to the brand
Non labelled gucci clothing is great though
cn o yeah that’s the thing
Designer clothes for babies is probably one of the most gross aspects of this. It's not talked about a lot, but seeing a 2 year old in something like Gucci is just ://. Everyone knows children grow out of their clothes within months so it's one of the most "I have so much money that I can just throw it away" thing.
Right! And kids are so messy. I can’t even buy a white shirt without worrying I’ll spill on it lmao I can’t imagine a child not staining their Gucci shirt
@@tiffanyferg kinda makes me wonder if they're just using their kids as decoration... "look how cute my baby is in his lil gucci top!!! i don't let him play outside or enjoy messy activities because that top cost $800!!!!!!"
@@sianc7235 yes! I have someone in my life who dresses her children in designer, and really just thinks of her children as extensions of herself and not as their own individual people. They are often expected to be little robots.
I was working at a shoe donation drive through girl scouts and I was astonished at 2 things:
a: how many people were donating actual trash shoes (By which I mean falling apart and couldn't be re-worn, held together with duct tape, caked with various filth, etc)
b: how many designer BABY shoes we got. I know they're not """""Designer""""" but what stood out to me was a pair of uggs for INFANTS. Probably because this was when they were really in style, but I couldn't believe that someone paid 50$ for baby uggs, when babies lose shoes all the time (my parents gave up and just had me barefoot or with grippy socks if it was cold)
SCostanza Don’t forget the Baby Jordan’s and Tim’s..... Although it might just be an inner city/NYC thing.
People spend too much money trying to impress people they don't know or even like.
i'd say too much time, energy AND money !
You can say that again
remember that time when people were trying to cut through things with a red hot knife and jeffree star cut through a gucci bag or something for views, like okay do whatever you want with your money but some people are starving out there while you are destroying luxury items for fun honey
@Day Dreamer definitely, he can do whatever he wants with his money, but i still think he could have just donated it to someone if he didnt care about it much, instead of participating in a stupid trend for views and destroying a perfectly okay and expensive item that is now probably in a landfil somewhere
Especially since the person who made it was an underpaid worker in another country. Could you imagine if you ever saw your work being destroyed like that? The zippers, the threads, the buttons, the buckles, all that leather and metal just destroyed...
Why you picking you Jeffree Star when there's a bunch more of richer billionaires ?
@@CrazeeFy I'm not picking anyone, he came to mind. I'm aware that there are richer people out there in the world. I'm aware people do worse things, i just pointed out that it's incredibly wasteful to cut through a brand new product that someone could enjoy just to make a video because it's trendy. Again, he came to mind at that point.
Jeffrey Starr is an awful human being so are we really surprised? Do you really think he cares about people who are less fortunate and starving? I doubt it
The biggest flex is buying local and supporting independent artists/designers. 😎
😎👍
Exactly! If I was rich, I would buy clothing from Pinsent Tailoring over Gucci any day. He's not exactly local, but definitely an independent artist. And I kinda doubt there are any period tailors in Finland lol.
@@MilnaAlen I love his work!!
Facts
YES !!!
“don’t go broke trying to look rich”
So simple but so hard for most people to actually live by
@@ericasett-personalfinancef7040 that really is true though
Fucken true
yes
👏👏👏👏
I believe it was dolly parton that once said "it takes alot of money to look this cheap" lol.
She's funny!
Damn the shade 😂
@@frida507 she definitely is🤣
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
I'm kinda bothered by the comments not actually seeing the problem and perpetuate the idea of old money vs new money. The actual problem here is mass consumerism and materialism under late stage capitalism, an indication that material products have overtaken society. Old money people should not be praised for not being tacky here -- they are the root cause of this. Through generational wealth and power they have monopoly over media and production, thus our lives. They are the ones who caused this. We shouldn't be glorifying old rich people
Good point!
Totally agree with you. I have a story regarding the topic of new money vs. old money:
When I was a waitress I worked at an event in Cannes, where all the uber rich were invited just for being rich lol (the event was thrown by a credit card company). Anyways I overheard something pretty ridiculous, because an older lady, hung with pretty diamonds came to our boss and was actually complaining, that some of the attandees were not dressed properly in her opinion, hinting to a rapper who came in shorts, flip flops and an hawaiian shirt :D
From my perspective she looked like old money and criticized the new money, for not being fancy enough. So old money people are not better or more low key, I think you can't generalize there.
This! Some people do diminish new money and celebrities who came from rags to riches but give old money a free pass.
I have no idea what you’re getting at and it’s funny you have to use big phrases like late stage capitalism to confuse the point you’re making either way some people like to hoard money and be stingy in order to temper feelings of lack and insecurity other people like to spend
Who said we were glorifying old money? When it comes to designer brands and what they put on their bodies, old money people definitely are much less… tacky, but -at least from my perspective- it didn’t seem at all like anyone was glorifying it.
Let’s be honest flexing started in pre school with show and tell
Damn my hot wheels collections was flames.
So true, my son just had show and tell and he insisted on bringing his Spiderman football instead of his regular Nerf one that he actually plays with. Pre-K flex.
Nicky Chan bruh do you remember the ones you could dip in water to change the colour ?💀 I was all over them joints 😂
Damn
Damian Murphy-Morris And that’s when I knew I wasn’t one of the cool kids
Flexing started in kindergarten with having crayola instead of rose art
Yeess!! With the 64 count and the sharpener on the back of the box🤣🤣
the accuracy
😂 lol. So true
Woke af
Yes especially with Markers. Also for boys it was lunch boxes and book bags.
Not y’all glorifying those who were born into “old money” when they got their money through manipulative and unethical ways smh
True!!
Say it louder for the people in the back.
I think for me, when it comes to elite class of society(especially in old money circles), it doesn't matter to them how you and your family got your money but when(at least 3+ generations back).
Yes old money is blood money.
I don't get it..
The biggest flex should be being financially free, having a 401k, donating, living a pure a simple life where you don't owe anybody anything
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
I once saw a guy totally outfitted in Gucci at an airport and he looked so silly surrounded by tired cranky airport people like no one cares it’s 2 am
lmao 💯
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This is one of the most human statements ever made and I couldn’t agree with it more 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
My question is: is there a side to Flex Culture that isn't the dark side?
@krispy kreme bold that you assume I'm not. 🤣
(I'm not.)
@bribripot that's a good point. :)
@krispy kreme this is the TH-cam comment section after all!
I guess Mr beast
The flexing of ones cats :D
“It’s like having eight children you can’t love them all”
- Tiffany (my new senior quote)
I was laughing until I realized my mom has 8-9 siblings
Mom of 8 here 😳 guess both sets of twins gotta go 🗑
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
my younger sister is 9 years old, she’s been begging for luxury items especially Gucci, Sephora, or Apple for literal years. I don’t even get these people, my mother is an immigrant from the Caribbean and she grew up though actual poverty and having to work hard for your money, and I don’t know why you would flex a luxury item in front of a person that doesn’t have access to that item. + I have really nice phone, and I am embarrassed to use my phone in public. I seriously don’t get these people.
Imo if I had a nice phone I would make the best use of it and be grateful for the privilege. No need to hide it or be embarrassed of what your parents (I assume) gifted to you, just be mindful.
I get the nice phone thing. I've only had two phones in my life so far (~5years/phone) Grew up on the shitty $70 ones you can get at Shoppers, but ever since the Pixel was first released 5 years ago I wanted one. I've saved up for it, and bought it second hand (Pixel 3)
But I honestly kinda regret it. It's not all that much better aside from being faster and having more storage, but getting a $70 phone would have that too since it had been 5 years since I got my last one and technology naturally improves over time.
I'm really hoping I can keep this one for about seven years instead of five, but even still, I basically paid 5x as much for not much more
My 5yo niece asked for an iPhone for xmas and then no joke, it was a full on conversation (plus some typical toddler sulking on her part ofc) with her Mum into why she didn't get it and naturally why children her age don't need a phone and I'm listening in like ummmm wtf kid just NO, go play with your dolls or ride the bike you got ffs
@@ToriPlaysDressUp Gonna be honest. You could probably give her a cheap one that's like $80 and that'll be plenty. My first phone only had 800mbs of storage and no focus button. I kept using it until the 8th grade. You can train her to understand that one brand isn't actually better
@@whatevername4873 It's not about cost a 5yo simply doesn't need a phone
I absolutely do not understand the appeal in designer goods. Under no circumstance would I ever spend $800 on a shirt. Especially since they are not necessarily of better quality. I saw a documentary where this journalist exposed the Italian factories that produce the leather used in designer bags and belts. The conditions were apalling.
Even if you don't care about those things ( which you should ) the clothes and shoes on god the shoes just look awful. $500 for a hoodie?? IT is a hoodie.
Yes, there's a great New Yorker article that talks exactly about how the "Made in Italy" tag doesn't necessarily mean that it was made under fair conditions. There's a lot of ways that luxury fashion houses can cheat and pretend that their clothes and accessories were made in fair and legal factories. The easiest way is to make almost all the production process in developing countries or sweatshops in EU countries, and the last step (putting zippers, tags, final assembly, etc) is made in a legal factory with fair working conditions, thus being able to put the "Made in Italy/Portugal/etc" tag while spending little money.
What's the title of the documentary?
The Francophile Reader I saw that one too it was SO upsetting omg
@@MyNontraditionalLife Yes, yes they do. I bought Nike Cortez sneakers because someone told me they lasted long. I wore them for two years until a part of the sole's heel came off. Nike AF1s have a reputation of falling apart before the year is over because they're made out of such squishy material. Vans hi tops don't last me over a year either. Neither do Converse. There's honestly no difference between shelling out hundreds in favour of a $20 sneakers from Sketchers or whatever.
The 8 year olds today are very different from the 8 year olds back then. It's not their fault that they live in this type of environment.
Definitely not their fault!
@@tiffanyferg I feel so bad for these kids doing these hauls. I mean, what type of childhood is that? I am sure there are young kids with youtube channels who really enjoy it. However, from what I have seen (which is not that much, because as a 22-year old I am not that into watching 10-year-old TH-camrs) it sometimes feels just cringy and inforced by the parents. Let kids be creative, but why go out of your way as a parent to turn it into a job/ piggybank
The Ace family's older daughter Elle (she is 3) has Gucci clothes but doesn't have access to basic things every kid should have access to. Eating balanced (not the junk food they feed her), playing with other kids, going to pre school, being intellectually stimulated,... . Their brainwashed fans don't even realize that a 3 year old doesn't care about luxury items and that her life is shitty and extremely sad.
Love your profile
Today's 8 year olds are so mean and disrespectful and flex ALOT
It's so comforting to know it's not just me being disgusted with the trend of being as openly materialistic and wasteful as possible
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.
It’s so crazy. I buy clothes from Ross and Walmart just because I find that they match my style best. Oddly enough, those are the clothes that I get THE MOST compliments on. Don’t live for others. Just know what you like and roll with it, that’s the biggest flex
Ross is great for hidden gems and omg, the QUALITY of some of Walmart’s fabrics is impeccable for the prices ! I once bought a tracksuit from Walmart and literally everyone that complimented me mistook it for Tommy Hilfiger. Lol You have to know how to wear clothes.
Have you tried dd’s discounts? (it’s a lot like ross). Their bags and clothes are very affordable and I would say good quality as well :)
@@Lo1a._ I fell in LOVE with DD’s two summers ago and never looked back. Lol Bargain shoppers unite.
It's heartbreaking to realize that there are only a few who think like you
Honestly you can look “classy” and “rich” with clothes from anywhere including Walmart, Ross, second hand stores, etc. you just gotta look for good quality and know how to style them.
Consumerism is a thing that I struggle with.
Me too, isn't it so frustrating? My values are so far from this culture but then I still want the nikes people consistently talk about and it gets tiring managing everything (thinking I want something but stopping myself because I know I don't)
@@KeaLynn yeah, totally agree
Monyque Targino same yo. Been poor my whole life. When i got my civil servant job i was like 😖 why can’t i save mah money anymore not that I’m not a student...
Everything around us conditions us to participate in consumerism- it’s not a personal failing to struggle with having a materialist attitude
same. started thinking about it in a different way though. every time I save money by not buying something, it's basically like getting paid. like if i skip coffee i pay myself 5 bucks. Haven't bought fast-coffee in 2 years, just have a nice tumbler and make it at home. That 100$ saved per month in an index fund compounded annually @ ~8% yields 2.6k. after 2 years, and will be 57,000k$ in 20 years, after saving 24,000$ on just coffee.
Now do it with other stuff that costs more like random clothes and all that and you can have so much money to travel and make memories.
Flexing originating in hip hop culture was so big because of how black people weren’t ever able to succeed as easily as white or other races 10/30 years ago. So once these young people gained extreme wealth, compared to the lives they were living before hand, they felt the need to show it off and over due the spending because they’ve never had it before. That’s trickled down to this generation especially with the way hip hop and rap culture has become mainstream; people feel that the only way to seem worth something is to show off what they have.
flexing is proof that they made it out of poverty. i understand the mindset. i live in poverty and i swear if i make it out, i don't mind flexing sometimes (not all the time).
Paola F
Flexing is proof that you still have a poverty mindset (for most people). It stems from insecurity most of the time because they’re new money and it’s so sad because I understand how it feels to want to show things off but it just comes off as arrogant to me.
@@alaaye5237 for me excessive flexing is arrogant. flexing every once in a while is whatever because you're not making it part of your personality. we flex all the damn time without noticing. for example, people post on instagram their christmas presents showing off what they received. or how pretty and big their christmas tree is. it's a mindless flex that has already been normalized for the occasion. people have been doing it for decades. another example is someone flexing their watch in the 1950s. we've been doing it for so long. excessive flexing is the problem. we're all guilty of flexing and it's okay cause we're conditioned to do so. if you believe that humans are inherently selfish and vain, that can be another argument that i believe 50/50 on. it's inherent in us to be vain. again, flexing is a symptom of capitalism and how we are conditioned to value material goods. AND if you add poverty into the equation, extreme poverty will yield extreme wealth/flexing habits. the person ONLY knows the extremes. it is another symptom of unchecked capitalism. someone cannot blame the person for behaving the way the economic system has conditioned them to behave. expecting an extremely poor person to behave like they've been middle class all their life is unrealistic. they are more likely to lavish out than be humble about money. there will be exceptions to that generalization too. some poor people that get wealthy are smart with their money investments.
Paola F
That still doesn’t mean the behavior is okay. Flex culture is inherently harmful just like how capitalism is harming American society today. Flex culture is stupid and it stems from the fact that people in society are materialistic. And it doesn’t make it okay, it just leads to other people feeling bad and then they do the same thing and perpetuate the same cycle that is overall harming society. There shouldn’t be a need to brag about how much money you have or how fancy your Christmas tree is. Bragging about that type of stuff just shows that a person feels the need to overcompensate for something that they feel they lack. Which is exactly why I have a problem which Instagram influencers, especially the ones that get into so many scandals and have a majority child audience watching them and consuming their toxic behaviors. Just because people flex all the time doesn’t mean it’s okay and it shouldn’t be normalized. It’s basically a more subtle way of saying “Look I’m better than you because I have this thing that costs x-amount of money.” Having confidence and being happy is different from going around bragging about the amount of money in your bank account or a nice watch. This is exactly why people can’t enjoy the other important things in life. Rich people say money doesn’t matter (it does) but at the same time flex culture stems from valuing money over everything else. Which is a terrible idea that shouldn’t be normalized.
EssentiallyEssence I was going to comment a similar thing. Class and background are so intertwined it is impossible to speak truthfully about one without the other. Thank you for this comment.
I really love how you "don't* have background music behind your essays. I'm so sick of TH-camrs background music.
There is a place and time for it perhaps to compliment the video. However, it can sometimes be a distraction and annoying. I guess it all depends on the content being delivered. Perhaps, two versions of a video should be made to appeal to all like for songs so to speak. One explicit and one clean. One with music and one not with it.
Bottom line is that you can please some of the ppl some of the time but you can't please all of the ppl all of the time.
For some people it might make the video better, for me sometimes it makes it easier to focus on the video, sometimes it doesn't, it depends usually I like very soft background music or sound on really long videos because it adds a bit of dimension
Me when i was in middle school thinking that having Adidas Superstar and the white adidas t shirt with the logo was luxury and high fashion :
👁👄👁
SAME. And I still can't afford it 😭😂
Most of the Gucci's items are so ugly and people think that they look amazing
I think they have two sides: ugly tacky clothing and actually cute nicely designed stuff but most people know them for jumpsuits with their logo all over them and shit like that because that's what sells the best cause infuencers and rappers wear this a lot which is honestly a shame
I don’t necessarily think that they even love it I think they’re just buying it because it’s just Gucci .... sadddd
Gucci does have well designed and made clothing but ‘influencers’ don’t wear it because how would everyone know it’s Gucci if it’s not covered in the monogram or brand name. Look at someone like Steve Jobs- famously wore basic black turtlenecks. They weren’t just any old turtleneck, they are custom made by Issey Miyake.
Honestly as someone who pretty much breathes fashion, this new wave of wearing logo plastered luxury goods is making fashion houses lazy. All they have to do is monogram/excessively brand the cheapest items and then they are laughing all the way to the bank without really having to lift a finger.
I agree, excessive logos just looks like you're trying to show the brand, not the item and it makes everything look so tacky and unflattering.
They have some really cool stuff but I would never spend that much on any article of clothing or whatever
One thing I absolutely hate are those people who go to fast food restaurants and order large extroidinary quantities of food, like 1000 chicken nuggets or 500 tacos just as a joke and then proceed not to eat or donate that food. For one it is very wasteful and is normally just done as a flex or joke, and most of the time none of the food is donated and is just thrown away. Also The people who do this never call ahead so they just swamp these minimum wage workers with 1000 nuggets or 200 hamborgers, and that just backs everything up and puts uneccesary stress on the workers. I know this may not be as bad of type of flex culture thing but its one that I just kinda dislike. It was funny the first time seeing someone do that, but seeing more and more people do it, it just comes off as rude.
this also ties into overdone mukbangs. i love me a good mukbang but better to buy small appetizers from a bunch of different places or one full meal instead of three or four full meals.
Plus, they support brands who are wrong in so many ways like Mc's, Starbucks. And the amount of waste.
@@selfcompassionate I hate muckbangs in general.
PenguinExplosion89 me personally , if I’m eating meat then I will eat all of it , my personal choice is not to eat beef if I get served it I will eat it since an animal died for it
I watched a video called something like "trying all the Starbucks drinks" and I was like "I am sure she is gonna throw them away after trying them". No one in the comment section seemed to care or even notice. I am from Europe and feel like this is definitely a US behavior (overconsuming, wasting, not needing). It is sad that some people are so overprivileged that they don't even realize some people have no food to eat and that food equals resources.
this generation of children is so screwed. Get rid of their phones and ipads and let them be children. They are being influenced by total strangers not their parents who are supposed to teach them life skills, morals, how to treat others with respect and respect themselves and basically enjoy the way too short childhood years. It's disgusting.
🙌🙌🙌
Blame incompetent parent, not children.
@@paulyou4629 that too! Stop using media as babysitters and actually "parent"
Straight facts ikr it sad like really
Im not a parent but those devices atleast give them also some slack and peace from their annoying brats lol
You should’ve talked about the relationship flexing. Everyone is bragging about their relationships and children, but they’re awfully silent when they break up or their children do something bad lol.
"their children do something bad lol" why would they put that online, they are allowed their privacy and can share what they please about their relationship. Especially when it comes to children. It's bad enough that they have their kids on social media in the first place.
🤣🤣🤣 you just talked about sister in law. She just went thru a divorce after running a years of happy perfect family propaganda machine. She’s not posting anything other than occasional “very inspirational meme”s 🤣
Straight facts lol
I disagree. I think "bragging" about people you love is wholesome and I love seeing people appreciate each other.
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.
when you were talking about the private jets, it reminded me of Kylie Jenner flying her private jet to meet Kendall Jenner for dinner.... pls can we eat the rich
I feel like often women are demonized for being rich (by women, mostly) whereas the same sentiment for men... doesn't really exist. It's a bit off putting.
Creamy Goodness She’s just talking about once specific example. It’s not an attack to women in general...
@@Creamy_Goodness it's not about the fact that they are rich women. It's about the fact that they take a private jet just to have dinner together. It's stuff like that that's revolting. It's so bad for the environment to just randomly take an airplane.
Edit: corrected an private jet to a private jet
Why does this sound like a movie?
nobody can even critique these people without being accused of jealousy. like of course i’m jealous of youtubers who became millionaires despite having zero talent or charisma, who isn’t??? but that’s beside the point 🤭
Yes. I can’t stand watching Jeffree star because of his flex obsession. But whenever I tell someone I don’t like Jeffree because of it they think I’m just jealous.
exactly! I'm not even sure jealousy is the right word, envious maybe? you just can't win
Samantha Hayward-Brown i’m envious bc i literally fantasize about all the good things i could do with all that money ugh like 😩 plus not being broke and not having to worry about money ever again would be nice obv 😬
@@newyorkkitty8307 literally, like I saw a clip of Trisha paytas saying she got something for $4000 for a video and that it 'wasn't too expensive' and I was like damn girl, that amount would make a big difference in my family's life rn
@@Novaa011 The problem with that isn't her. The problem is that young people shouldn't be on the Internet-
I'm not a fan of her but she's not really promoting fake beauty, she did surgery just like a lot of people and happened to become famous-
I'm uncomfortable wearing another person's name across my body. Where I live, animals are branded by the clan that owns them. Slaves were branded in the US.
that’s a yikes right there
Trademark, marketed, brand-name, slave trade.
OMG SO TRUE
Ohmygosh!! So true!!
On flights: If Keanu Reeves can ride the subway, there's no excuse for anyone except like presidents, prime-ministers, and royalty to use private jets.
Truth!!!
I think its more of a security issue than luxury. A lot more people might wanna attack a political leader than Keanu Reeves.
If someone can afford to fly private they should.
@@alm.2000 no it's very wasteful.
@@aidoll3692 Which is why I give a pass on political figures.
lol the girl who went into debt buying a Louis bag only got 113 likes on her photo......
Rachel X I noticed that‼️
So sad. Could have just spent $50 to buy likes
If they’re so important
@@Gross126 or just properly used the hashtags
What does the likes have to do with anything?
As a teen I really liked brands. Now a days I think it looks tacky to wear anything with a clear label on it.
StrawberryAppleCream this right here👆🏾, this is the comment. I’m still a teen but I feel the exact same way now, like I used to think it was ok but now I can’t stand the thought of me wearing a label especially when it takes up the whole shirt like no 😂😂🤷🏾♀️
i still fall into tween/teen, and i agreee
Same, I don’t like luxury clothes at all. I think some Chanel purses are cute but honestly most of it is tacky.
Agreed. I'm a millennial, so a little older than u crazy kids lol and the thing when I was in middle school was to wear Abercrombie and Hollister. In high school I didn't care at all tbh. That shit looks so tacky and cringey and dated now but even those people that wear head to toe Gucci or Supreme look corny af
I'm on the older end of gen z. In middle school, brands like Juicy, aeropostale, Hollister and the like with those big branded logos were super popular. My parents told me they couldn't afford it, so one day I bought one shirt and would wear it often to fit in. Now I cringe that I tried so hard and advertised for a company for free lol.
If I can live my life without ever being homeless I will be happy. Almost everything I own was either a gift, bought on sale or used, or I made myself. I’m not ashamed of this because it’ll help me not be in debt when I move out. & If I’m happy that’s all that matters to me
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
When I was in nursing school, working as an aide in a hospital, I trolled the nurses on my unit. There was a “Vacation Board” for people to pin up vacation pictures. On the board were pictures from foreign vacations and scuba diving etc.. So, here I was working 12 hour weekend shifts, full time school, and working 30+ hours a week as a science tutor at my uni... no vacation for me and the kids. I borrowed my neighbor’s hound dog, another neighbor’s old kiddie pool and took a picture sitting in a broken lawn chair (holding a 7/11 huge Slurrpie) filling the pool with a garden hose. 🙌🙌... the vacation board came down shortly thereafter.
You’re a legend 🙌🏽
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
The thing that amazes me is that they’re called influencers. Who the hell are they influencing? Their target audience is people that can’t even afford the majority of the things that they buy. The only thing that they’re influencing us in is debt.
Factss
Period Sis😂
lmaoo fr
For real!!! 😂
They push those stupid apps that are littered with ads and those cleanses that are actually just laxatives. It's all garbage that their subscribers can actually save up for or buy outright, but they're products that aren't good enough for the influencers themselves to usually even use. Ugh.
There's an expression, "money talks, wealth whispers" which is very much the "new money vs old money" thing
“Money doesn’t talk it swears” -Bob dylan
Yeh Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos don't need to wear a gucci shirt to get respect. People already know
@@RiseUpToYourAbility fr tho they dont f lo ex that hard even though they could probably buy my life
@@RiseUpToYourAbility Jeff bezos and bill gates are new money
@@spikethea2630 they are but for me personally, this old money new money is about attitude. There are people are old money and they constantly flex and there are new money who are humble and dont feel the need to brag.
As someone who has had a shopping and money problem... most of the reason these massive hauls are so envious is bc we want to buy things to fill the emotional or past traumatic holes 🕳 and they’re never ending, you need to do soul searching and shadow work to fix what’s happened *inside*
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
My grandpa has a pair of “Nike” slides...they say “NIKF” on the strap
He’s not flexing, he just got cheap indoor shoes and idk if he knows what “flexing” is 😂
"Social Media is dystopian"
-- Tiffany Ferg
Most accurate quote ever.
Yup
Agreed.
Elizabeth Ewing SERIOUSLY
This girl is so stupid. Capitalism is the most ethical system we’ve ever had.
@@Sam-hv9yy i wouldnt say shes stupid but she's definitely over blowing the situation. "Social media is dystopian" oh please
„Its like having 8 children, you cant love them all“
Me, the 8th child in my family: i knEw it
XD I'm the second of eight, sometimes have the same feeling.
But I think she meant, suddenly having eight all at once...
HolandaChiquita it’s more like a reference to god creating the human race... like how in a hierarchy you have social and economic inequality... and then you have racial and gender issues... like white privilege as in blue eyes and blonde hair has been favored by “god” to be the superior race due to the advantages and privileges afforded from birth... so the reason for evil and human suffering and all the problems in the world is because “god” cannot love all of his children(different human races)... which of course is complete BS because all of the problems and human suffering in the world are man made and can be easily solved if humans actually treated life as a gift and chose morality and selfless sacrifice through taking personal responsibility for ones own life and stopped forcing the men woman and children that live amongst us to be paid economic slaves.
Don't worry. The eldest and youngest have special privileges over the middle child(ren).
Alena Vikernes666 your not very likeable are you
@Alena Vikernes666 ew why did your parents ever start breeding
The one thing I will say in defense of (some) luxury brands is that the quality means you'll keep it for the rest of your life. I grew up middle class but my parents always invested in a handful of luxury brands for shoes, coats, and bags and a couple of those items have been passed down to me.
Also, there are some amazing deals on luxury brands in thrift shops or on The RealReal or ThredUp!
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.
I worked in the fashion industry for years, I was a personal shopper and buyer in a high end fashion store at one point, and I can tell you, if those people knew how much these designer brand accessories were actually made for they wouldn’t be flexing lol. They are being scammed out of thousands. 😬
My coworker was talking about how her little girl wanted Gucci shoes/clothes. She’s about 8 years old. When I was 8 I just wanted the real barbies versus the knock off ones 🤣
Lol! Exactlyy
When I got gifts of Barbie knock-offs it made me sad
Aging myself here but I wanted real Pokémon cards instead of the ones that were misspelled and see-through when you held them up to the light.....but I would still hustle my friends and trade knock offs for the real ones they had.
I wanted Barbie Shoes when I was a kid, and Pokemon cards. I also wanted Neopets magazines.
Holy shit !!! See what pop culture is doing to our babies!?!?!?!??!!?
I mean BEYONĆE flew on airlines until very recently in her career. So I can't fathom why youtubers would need to fly private.
Because for some reason they really believe they are celebrities.
sick of this shit. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS OMG!! I’m tired of TH-camrs thinking they’re Beyoncé or something because they have some 3mil subscribers on their vlog channel😩😩
@@sickofthisshit.2185 lmfao
I totally get actually celebrities taking private flights, because of over obsessive fans/stalkers. But these influencers, not so much :/
@@kendallbenbow7970 well they are...
If I ever had lots of money the way I would flex is by having a great library with a cosy area to read. Maybe also a sleek designed cat walk that goes around my walls with luxurious cat trees for my two cats. Also, I would probably put a door back on my door frame where someone took off the door and generally improve my house so that it isn't collapsing anymore.
I would flex by wearing clothes that are expensive for a reason instead of having a logo plastered over it 😃
Like, I would totally wear an ethical, comfortable, beautiful ballgown to the supermarket if I could afford it without constantly being stressed about accidentally tearing it, because I think those dresses are beautiful and I'd wear them because I'd finally be able to instead of trying to prove anything to anyone
@@thekitkatlizard8661 that would be so cute and elegant and not tacky😅👍
Thank you for talking about this. Hate seeing influencers or TH-camrs with thousands of followers do huge shein hauls and then making excuses to justify why. If you can afford to do a huge shein haul, you can afford to shop sustainably.
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
Doesn’t get uglier than ‘flex’ culture
How someone can think they look good in head to toe Gucci logos is beyond me.
It's so tacky, and she is so right, only new money does this. I went to school with a LOT of rich people and lemme tell you, you'd be hard pressed to figure out how rich they were just by looking at their clothes.
Then you went to their house to study for a math test.... LMAOOO
If I had that much money...I always imagined buying my family the homes they never had. I grew up living in trailers mostly. My uncle still lives in the same old trailer on his own land....but my papa has had to build new cabinets and shit like that all the time and the carpet looks pretty bad😅.
Um genocide is uglier than flex culture, or like starving people 😳
folddeal feal okay Sherlock, we know there’s worse things then being flashy with money. You don’t have to point it out...we got it.
why cant i point it out, its the comment section of a youtube vid, im obligated to point it out :)
Here's an idea : let's put designer logos on trees to increase their numbers too
Periodtt
I gitta gucci tree yah all poor
🥰
Now theres' a novel idea.
=D
Parents have a responsibility to keep their children off TH-cam in particular and social media in general. The people who created these things don't allow their children anywhere near these things!
Most of the clothes I own are thrifted and hand-me-downs. I can count the number of shirts that I have bought as brand new. Having two aunts who are stylish and treat their clothings properly is so lucky. When they hand out their clothes it's always a delight for me. Their items are one of a kind and give me a lot of options to mix and match. Also, I have a habit of wearing clothes till they are threadbare.
I'm not trying to say that I'm a role model but I've never understood this craze for Gucci or Prada or LV. Of course, they are of good quality and last for a good time but there are a lot of other items which are way cheaper but also of really good quality and yes, last for a long time.
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
My grandmother who lived during the great depression always told me growing up that people who have no talent like to show off their wealth because that's all they have in this world. Nothing else.
Dang
@@alandriaontheinternet6900 wow this is one of the strong words I heard. It is truly rational, I know no talented person who flexes their wealth.
your grandmother just explained most influencers and famous people today, wow that's amazing
Your grandmother was just jealous.
Sadly untrue, they are talented at making more money than you.
Flexing culture has ruined my younger brother’s fashion perception, and my parents wallets. He’s only 9 years old and won’t wear anything unless it has a “good” brand written across it. He expects Nike apparel/Jordan’s each school year to flex at school. His friends that don’t follow flexer youtubers like he does, wear casual no-brand clothes and cheaper items that they know they’ll outgrow after a few months. He even asked for Gucci for Christmas. Didn’t care what item it was as long as it’s official Gucci. It’s insane????
Jessica Hernan omg. If he were my kid... it would be Target for him. He’s a KID. he hasn’t got the maturity to make these decisions. He wants posh clothes? Hey kid...Get a job. Kids are KIDS they grow out of their stuff....parents should take that $ and put it away for college so he can have a career and buy his own stuff. Sigh.
Lmao same, my 13 yo sister had an iphone six for a year working fine and then she asked for an iphone 8 (my parents didn't buy it) i mean it's okay if you want luxury stuff but why do kids want it?
If I did this my mom would've killed me
If that were my kid I would take his ass to walmart
Jessica Hernan Sounds like its time for some parental controls on the internet and maybe taking his phone away holy cow...
i'm subscribing. This is really well made and well explained. I'm 100% agree with you, and I will add, i'm concerned about the effect this culture have on the self esteem of younger populations. If we're 100% real, only a few will have this kind of life, the rest of them will never,. This and the issues with body image (facetune, photoshop, etc) are a pandemic situation right now on mental health.
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. 💜
ah to go back where getting a justice shirt was the coolest thing i could do
eat the rich
Can you guys wait till after i get rich? Gimme like a decade
😋
Im in
Down
Eat enough rich people until I’m considered rich and then we can stop
“Think rich, look poor.” - Andy Warhol
Spoken like a true silverspoon
@RayS2able The super rich look poor to mitigate taxes, or are too busy to care. Plus there is a difference between being rich, and being wealthy. You want to be wealthy...
@@energyfitness5116 OML I feel it coming on; "wealth is about a healthy and balanced life that ..." sell your stuff elsewhere, fitness person.
Or to quote some billionnaire that I worked for whilst he was in a private setting "vivre heureux, vivre caché"
@@luxuryvagrant6496 Huh? what the hell(in my best Hank Hill voice) are you "feeling coming on"?
Wealth is assets, and they are better if they appreciate or provide revenue.
Rich is just money and stuff bought to inflate the ego.
I do encourage living a healthy life, because if you think about it, Time and Health are the only 2 non-renewable Resource you really cant buy. And...also to counteract the sedentary lifestyle so the larger society would be more fit to meet any survival challenges.
"Balanced life" is subjective. What do you mean, like stress reduction?
I was just talking with a friend about this yesterday; it's like people get all proud that they buy this luxury brand sweatshirt, but there is nothing special about it; it just has the logo on it. You can buy a sweatshirt at Walmart; the only difference is the logo.
Forget Walmart, go thrifting. Recycle and reuse the goods already out there, and don't put more money in the pockets of big corp.
@@l-b284 also, if something is being sold second hand that means the material is durable enough to have survived so far, making it more likely that you'll get to spend more time with a second hand clothing article that costs the same amount as a new fast fashion shirt that'll potentially fall apart within like a year.
I'm a flight attendant for a budget airline in Europe and I've had quite a few celebrities on my flights (and my colleagues tell me about celebrities on their flights too) and they're just chilling in a regular seat like the rest of us. Some of them buy two seats or pay extra to sit in the overwings but that's about it. I've seen people from Game of Thrones, British reality show celebs, Irish actors, my colleague had Kate Winslet on her flight. And they just sit there and have their coffee and talk to us like normal people.
If you are going into debt because you want to appear rich on social media to a bunch of strangers, you have a very sad empty life. Go do something good with your life. Go volunteer somewhere and see how quickly that will fill your life with meaning and purpose.
@f9j2 7df2 I'm not referring to the kids, I'm referring to the adults doing this.
if kids are going into debt for reasons like that, it's equally scary as well
@@blue-pj2bp yes! This is what we are teaching children, how to be materialistic. Smh.
I hate anything full of logos. Always have.
You're literally a walking billboard. No, thank you.
Moon bear I had a teacher who pointed out once that being a walking advertisement diminishes your personhood. If you want to impress someone, they can just take a look at the real you, no designers, no brands cause that really isn’t you.
@@melonebitch8946 wow, love this!
Literally “branding” yourself
Same here, always hated it. Imagine if it were applied to every single store, like Walmart or Target. I find it weird. I guess it's to show status, which I get but hate.
And you pay ridiculous amounts to be that billboard too.
I clicked out of curiosity because I never heard about "flex culture". I taught it had something to do with bodybuilding contests to be honest.
Finally someone has said it! For the longest time I have not understood why people love Louis Vuitton bags, like they are legit ugly, they’re just brown and they all look the same. I don’t get it either.
TH-cam content has definitely shifted into more “flex” culture stuff. The thing is that a lot of these influencers are not even relatable anymore. The content itself is overrated and boring.
Exactly, those Jeffree star videos on his house, it's just cringe
Oof her other video!!!!
we should all keep in mind how every influencer was once broke and struggling now they are all rich and flexing to everyone throwing the words "take this flex bitch i'm fucking richer than you". It's really a disgrace to see influencers throw there flex onto our faces like that. they don't realize how people in this world can be broke and struggling, they just care for to take the money they have earned to throw it into having a "luxurious life" or to take it "to show off". all influencers care to do is spend the millions they have for themselves they never care to even "donate a dollar!" to charity to change someone's life. they are so stuck up and selfish to the point where they flex to the poor. all they do is show off the kind of luxurious life they are living to the public. "bought a brand new car" "loving my new rolex" "flying on my private jet" "thanks mom for getting me this lovely brikin bag" "my mansion is bigger than yours" it's really fucked up, that's what influceners do on social media. they flex on how rich they are. i find it a disrespect to the poor. not that it's anything involved i see that the way they show off is showing how they only give a fuck about there worth.
I mean I like seeing Jeffree’s weird Barbie house. I just don’t like his attitude lol he’s like “oh it’s not that much” like dude you were poor you know it is.
Dark Birb He actually moved out of that house a few days ago.
I grew up in both Jewish and Mexican culture of high superstition where it was ingrained in my head never to brag about anything because it temps God to give you misfortune like a dangerous jinx
The evil eye is watching 👁️🗨️
Omg YESSSS 😂
Julianne Hannes
That’s really sad.
That's really interesting!:) I just read about the roots of certain Finnish habits, like being very humble and not bragging, and it's essentially the same. People used to believe the amount of luck in the world is limited, so you would want more for yourself and less for others. But since everyone was thinking like that, it was wiser not to bring any of your valuables to your neighbors attention, since the neighbor could cast a spell to reduce your luck and make themselves luckier.
This is the first thing I thought of - th-cam.com/video/I2osaLrWrCg/w-d-xo.html
“It’s like having 8 children you can’t love them all” me one of 8 👁👄👁
Ha, also one of eight😄
I think that the “logo aesthetic” we are seeing coming from luxury brands is an amazing tactic to market products, build brand identity with a wider crowd and make profits.
Because genius designers and true innovation in the art of fashion is (generally) not profitable. These people need money to function like everybody else.
Actually, although I generally avoid logos and ostentatious branding as a personal preference, I think it’s a great start point for people who are becoming interested by fashion to build their knowledge of each brand.
I think democratizing an art form that has been incredibly elitist for so long cannot be a bad thing.
This said, I absolutely cringe and stair in horror when thin people from rich countries with comfortable wages and no debt buy fast fashion in huge quantities very often. I believe that with power (money) comes responsabilities (caring for the environment & each other).
Love your videos 💜💜
I am italian and I can assure you that here Gucci is seen as one of the lowest fashion category. Like, you will never see an italian wear it, I would not even pay 20$ for one of their bags.. it's just the sad truth. Here we don't like the flex because wearing too much stuff and brands takes away all the chic feeling. Simplicity is the best. Gucci is very famous in the US due to their excessive style.. which is way too much. Plus, they are made with cheap stuff so we don't care about it. Italy is moving more towards sustainable fashion choices too!
omg! I would love to go to Italy one day!
Asy Go Italy! Italy has always been classy, simple and elegant! No need of excessive amount of bragging can beat Italian class! ❤️👍🏻
@@AR-ef1rs Until they come to America. You have heard of the Mafia and Jersey Shore, haven't you?
Italian here as well.
To be fair, Gucci was a brand for classy, middle aged ladies with money. Classic and not flashy at all, it was more common that one would think to own something. It's not true at all that it was seen as low tier or that italians wouldn't buy it. It used to be a luxury brand that was somehow affordable compared to today. A belt was 150$, a bag went for 300$. That is, before it decided to sell exclusively to rappers and strippers.
Yh the way ppl abuse Gucci is disgusting especially with the Gucci T shirts and flip flops 🤮 it just makes them look ratchet tbh
I dislike family channels because they input false ideas into my children’s brains 😒 it’s ridiculous!
Monica Ortega daily bumps is nauseating
They exploit their children for views and money as well. Unethical
Why you let your children watch them.....
There are some family channels that are okay and actually send a good message to their audience. One example is Family Fizz. They donate to chairities all the time, help the homeless, and talk about the importance of spreading love instead of negativity. Also, they are all vegan and care about the environment, too. They even make sure that their merch is made from natural materials and by workers who are well paid and working in good conditions. Each time I watch their videos I feel recharged with positive energy and optimism. Even though they are wealthy (thanks to their hard work and dedication working on their brand), they don't flex like others do. They buy expensive things from time to time, sure, but it's not ostentacious. Beware of their clickbaity thumbnails though, lol
Ace family
The photo of the Louis Vuitton is actually a giveaway they were doing for a while! and then when it ends the celebrities' would change the caption to something vague. So that's why it looks like an ad, because it was at one point!
Hmmm....
ever read “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant?
Yeah, that’s what flex culture reminds me of
Oh yeah! And ig the ending just explains it for itself.
That Alissa violet picture had a giveaway caption at first and then she didn’t announce a winner and changed the caption
Christine vs 🙀
Omg that’s even worse!
Oh yikes!
Scam 101
Christine vs Kylie Jenner did the same. She changed the caption to a black heart but it was a giveaway when it was first posted
Not to flex or anything but
I clicked on this video 57sec after it was posted
D A Weird flex but okay
Great flex but ok
the flex that is acceptable
What's in a flex? A click by any other name would smell as sweet.
“Social media is dystopian” lmfao I felt that😂
You really did a great job in this one, very interesting and very necessary to talk about this. i'ts really sad to see new generations thinking their value is on their looks or designer items. Pretending a fake life is so normal this days it's scary and it shouldn't be normalized. As a girl from the 90's, i really miss when being fashionable was more about having fun and not so much about showing off or trying to fit in. The DIY culture of ripping your pants, or dying your shirts, thrifting around to make a cool outfit...
The whole typical influencer life seems stressful. I would hate to constantly worry about taking or staging photos and vlogs and hauls and facetune and all of that stuff.
Lindsey Stein they always say “influencer life is so hard” no it’s not
You vlog about your glamours life and send it to an editor
How is that compared to a 9 to 5 job is soooo annoying
Animation Geek yeap
@@solcarlosofficial just because it is not the same type of difficulties as a 9-5 doesn't mean that influencer life isn't hard or stressful in its own way. being hyper critical of every picture you take, competing with everyone who has more influence than you, constantly flexing and trying so hard to give the appearance of a perfect glamorous life (which is probably fake) 24/7, and knowing that your entire lifestyle is dependent on how many likes you get would be very mentally exhausting for most people. I would never want to live that life. but by saying that, we are obviously not devaluing the stresses of a normal 9-5 job.
Animation Geek uuum no trust me I would be the first to make fun of these influencers but there is severe pressure to keep up with your peers in content and the way you look. It’s like a DISEASE. That’s why these girls keep going to the extremes and getting surgery, faking/acting etc. I feel sorry for them actually
Lindsey Stein still being rich and travelling would be great
I never understand how rich people have all those rooms for no reason.
Some of these houses, I'd get depressed in. I'd feel like I was in a small city alone. Even if all 10 bedrooms are filled.
Filling holes...
They don’t get it.
They used to be poor and are overcompensating
I would be addicted to Airbnb income if I had a house that big
AngelaLavie houses are investments
The biggest flex is knowing who you are as an individual, and owning it.
Confidence without arrogance cant be bought.
As someone who dresses mostly 40s and 50s vintage, this stuff makes me so sick. All of the youtubers I watch that make content in regards to fashion, specifically vintage fashion, are VERY anti fast fashion. For anyone interested, Bernadette Banner and Rachel Maksy are my faves. They make their own clothes and thrift for newer things they want. It’s really incredible.
I watch them both . Especially Rachel . I loved her secret garden dress and 'that' lizzie Bennet dress . And her victorian tree house videos ! As for Bernadette her modern Marie Antoinette and 'witchy' wardrobe videos were my favorite .
I also love the vintage style I prefer either 60s or 90s stuff for my body personally but I love the vintage TH-cam community
If you need to keep buying stuff to stay interesting, then you never were interesting in the first place.
Money...
Is money interesting?
Steven Killeen for people who lack interesting personalities, it is
I don't strive to be rich, I strive to be financially secure and wealthy. Most of my clothes cost me $5-10 on clearance, I've never owned a car because I never needed it, and I prefer to cook at home. I'm hoping to retire at the age of 45. I don't care that I look simple - what's simple for me is being smart with my money. No shade on those who think differently.
Yana S
Great that you have your life planned out! Hopefully everything goes to plan! :)
Why do you want to retire at 45? Don't you enjoy what you do?
good on you
Mustachian?
Lucas Santos It’s actually very simple to do. However, despite being simple, it’s far from easy (it’s kinda like losing weight in that regard).
You need to spend less money. Cut back on the rampant consumer consumption that most of us engage in. Forego thaw fancy car, the big house, the expensive restaurants, the shiny electronics, and the lavish vacations. Don’t do things like save on food by foraging through dumpsters, obviously, but cut back on your spending.
Then, invest every penny you can into incoming producing assets. I like dividend paying stocks myself, but an S&P 500 ETF should suffice if you’re not a finance nerd. The money you’ve saved from cutting your spending should be used to invest.
Your goal is to build a passive income source that is higher than your expenses to the point of never having to work at a job for money ever again. And voila, your retired!
Again, though, “simple” is not “easy”. It takes time, hard work, and discipline. You’ve got to be ready to work those extra hours now or start a passive income side hustle if you want to retire decades earlier than the norm. And this may throw off your work-life balance to an unacceptable degree if you’re trying to retire in a span of only a few years. But if you start from your early 20s and you have this plan in mind from the outset, it can definitely work. The math is there and the process is straightforward. Again, though, it’s not “easy”.
Flexing =insecurity
And I’m pretty sure it existed BEFORE HIP HOP
Money =freedom
say that to conor mcgregor
Allen....if u CAN do it....or if you GOT IT....money, strength.. confidence....not a ego maniacal personality.....it’s not Flexing.....it’s telling the truth
Fighters like Connor are responsible and paid well to hype themselves, the fight, and the brand....but there’s something of SUBSTANCE at the core of all that talk...🤗...right🤷🏼♂️
not always
The fact that your playout music is sometimes from Big Comfy Couch just makes me smile every time. No matter how dark the topic, I always end up with a smile on my face once I hear that.
A simple rule I live by: if you can't buy it twice, it's too expensive for you.
Never heard that before, and I like it!
Guess I'm homeless :(
@@jequirity1 Good point - I guess we have to reserve that saying for slightly less expensive items!
I remember the days (2009-2012) when beauty gurus would get so much hate for showing off during their hauls, making then super unrelatable. OH HOW THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
Every haul started with “I’m not bragging!!” Hahaha what a throwback
Being tacky and stinky became a brand at some point and now people do in unironically. But also most people following these people are kids or those who like to watch a trainwreck
asdf right, and they weren’t even showing crazy stuff back then, just some maybelline and physicians formula LOL... now we have ppl like jeffrey star and they get idolised simply for showing off how rich they are
asdf right showing off one rose gold mk watch or a set of new mac brushes 😂
Omg, you're the perfect mix of comedy, information & critic/rant and i like your style! ♥
I'm now a young, rising entrepreneur. But my father, also an entrepreneur himself, trained me to live a simple lifestyle. He told me that no one would care about your super expensive stuff. Yeah, sure. They would care. They would care so much that they're gonna go ahead and rob you.
The worst part of flexing is that it's usually about "luxury" items that are actually of terrible to mediocre quality. If people flexed with their tailor-made clothing of a true high quality materials, tailored into a perfect fit by an actual master tailor, fine. That is actual quality clothing and it's very sustainable and ethical to boot. But they are flexing with cheap clothing, made in a cheap factory, with an expensive logo on it. If at least they'd flex with the right products, I'd be semi-okay with it. It will always remain an empty and degenerate culture though.
there's is a big difference between people of Class with actual status or certain kind of success that a regular person would not achieve and the other are Flexers and of course the modern obvious ones are the posers.
Class people have true connections and real status and accomplishments and their own values while Flexers are into material abundance of wealth but don't have class or values and Posers are living a life of pure sin for their own soul.
That is one of the strangest things today about luxury brands. In the past the reason they were luxurious, as you said, is because their build quality was bar none. This is still true for pretty much everything outside of clothing.
Exactly.
At the risk of, uh, flexing, I buy custom made clothing in Paris (not my whole wardrobe), and it is extremely high quality and unique. Yet it costs the same or less than Gucci, which is, I'm sorry, not as well made and not custom made for you. I kinda shrug when I see people wear labels, like, ok that doesn't mean you actually have style or discernment. Gucci is for insecure people.
Also, you have a very good point about buying sustainable, ethically-made clothing. I wish that became a trend.
Exactly right. I don’t think these people realise they are actually buying Gucci merchandise, or designer merchandise.
If you look at the designers actual clothing, their haute couture clothing lines that flexers don’t know exist because they aren’t plastered in the brand’s name, they are some of the most beautiful, inspiring and expertly tailored garments in the world.
But since we are in a world where it’s more important that people know you are wearing designer, than actually appreciating the workmanship, these designers churn our merchandise products with their names on it because that is what sells.
when i was around 9 or 10 watching youtube, i watched videos of girls my age playing with the same dolls i had, but they would make clothes for them DIY and i thought that was the coolest thing ever. i immediately taught myself how to sew and because i didn't have access to a bunch of fabrics, i took out baby wipes from the package and set them out to dry so i could use them as fabric to make my doll's clothes. i was influenced to be creative and resourceful.
kids now? constantly being surrounded by rapid media overconsumption, flex culture, diet culture, and influencer culture in general is just so harmful! now, it's like you're either internet famous or you're completely worthless. if you're not constantly showing off how attractive, rich, relatable, popular, or talented you are, you're deemed worthless.
My mom used to sometimes buy me a plastic bag full of old my little pony and other random toys from the thrift store and it was the greatest! I had never seen the mlp show so I made up my own names and stories for then
This is pure 🥺
Same I made dresses for my Barbie's out of socks I couldn't fit
I used to watch furby videos as a kid and play them to my furbies to see if they reacted 😂
Cmon Not all ! Kids
I remember seeing a Gucci store for the first time in Europe on a school trip and a kid on the trip bought a plain ass brown leather belt for over 400 dollars cause he wante to prove he could. It was honestly sad how much he felt validated through what was essentially a leather strap with a hunk of metal in the shape of a G