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[Oh look who it is! It's your resident, deluded God. It seems they have crawled out of whatever hole they had been hidden in for the past month, looking just as thoughtful as ever]

Hello, Hinoto-Ri. A lot has occurred recently, hasn't it? I heard there had been a mystical journey to an alternative world! I wish I could have gone. It would have been amazing to see the denizens of the other world, to see how they lived and acted... differences occur in different worlds, as Hinoto-Ri is-

Oh, my apologies. I have rambled.

In any case, I am certain that many of you have discussed the events that have passed extensively between yourselves. My discussion is of a trivial, yet very important matter! A recent conversation has made me ponder over something that still eludes me, and relates to my previous comments on how my world, and Hinoto-Ri, are very different from one another.

What is fashion?

I did not know what this was when first arriving here, but I have read and researched the subject, and fashion seems to be a very important cultural and social aspect of humanity! Just having the correct clothes, worn in the correct way, with the correct brand allows you to climb the social ladder with ease! I don't really understand it, but the concept of it fascinates me!

I would love to hear your opinions on it! Let us begin a discussion!

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In a nutshell, yes. More specifically, the word refers to the movement of a popular thing in the collective consciousness. If something trends favorably, that means its popularity grows, and vice versa, but getting your idea out there to begin trending usually takes a little elbow grease. For example, when it comes to fashion, favorable trends are usually generated by word of mouth or public advertising.

Edited 2013-03-13 23:55 (UTC)

so you are saying that if one is savvy about fashion. one can also navigate the social circles necessary for it to become mainstream.

[Anant is getting better at this human business - way better than four months ago]

so therefore if one is fashionable. one gives off the impression of being someone sensitive to the subtle shifts of 'trends' within that culture. that is desirable yes.

Edited 2013-03-14 09:03 (UTC)

Bravo, stranger! You could say that the latter begets the former. Being able to follow a trend means you've got enough power, capital, and social awareness to afford keeping up with constant change, all of which are valuable markers of status in many societies. Being fashionable is a neat way to claim ownership over all three.

And by being fashionable, different social groups open up to you as they recognize you as their own. Once you're in the group, you can choose to absorb their social culture or introduce new ideas, forming a different trend within the group that can spread to many other circles. And so on, and so forth.

i see. i see. how fascinating. this is. yes. i see now. so fashion is another of those little tests humans have in terms of social ability. if one is not fashionable. or resists trends. then i assume they are left behind and even possibly shunned from the more fashion sensitive groups. so. the most powerful of humans socially are the ones that are 'trendy' and 'cool'. is this correct. hm i wonder if that perpetuates a more judging culture towards outcasts...

Bravo again! Rejecting a trend comes with many risks, friendlessness and social poverty being just a few. Superficially, it represents an unwillingness to conform to an idea that people are comfortable with; not having the resources to support a fashion is bad enough, but outright rejecting all trends? Depending on the group and the idea in question, conflict or sometimes outright violence can ensue. Once the social boundaries become so strong that even acknowledging an outcast can get you shunned from the group from fear of association, the fear of danger and the unknown can shut out an outcast from a circle entirely.

how frightening. i love how independent and free humans can be. but to think that their social conformity can restrict to the point of pure isolation ah but that explains a few things on my world in retrospect. if something does not conform to the norm then it is to be rejected due to inability to understand or fear. or perhaps simply because they refuse to be normal. this can go beyond fashion however. many things. position. careers. financial stability. where you are born. what you are. the more i learn and understand humans. the more frightening they become.

Frightening enough to make you stop wondering? Or are you the type to face the fear of the unknown? There's a place for both types in the world, after all... it does take a bit of character to attain greater heights, though.

do not misunderstand. i call them frightening but i do not fear them. i don't feel things. except curiosity. if that can count for an emotion. in fact their frightening nature makes me even more curious. they are violent and cruel and so selfish. and yet they give rise to such things like beauty. art. friendship. love. they are walking contradictions and create good as well as evil. it excites me. what path would they walk. destructive yes. but perhaps creation. theyve shown to be able to survive very much like cockroac oh. my apologies. i have rambled a considerable amount.

No, no, don't apologize! I'm very interested in your worldview. Particularly... On a tangent, what do you think of the supposed bet that brought us to this city?

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