For true stories that are so ridiculous, that you could have sworn it was an !theonion worthy story.
I am now imagining that the trial starts... The jury walks in... Each and every one in that same sweater...
I bet the entire court will start sweating bullets 😂
Jesus christ guys, does it get more vapid than consumerism as revolt?
People are conditioned to their environment. It's like the far right assholes who hate the system but don't understand that the real enemy is the rich and instead think we need to attack government. Yes, that's bad too, but class warfare is the real answer while they suck off Musk for his "epic posts."
I'm relieved that some amount of awareness is blooming. We can hope that it continues to develop.
I agree with what you're saying regarding consumerism, BUT...
I think it's way more important that people are showing support for Luigi. The elites can see this shit. If this is all we've got, I'll definitely take it. Just something to think about.
Imagine being a CEO of a company and 5000 employees all show up wearing the same sweater. The odds are not in your favor, Chiefs.
It's actually interesting.
If anything that Luigi touches basically becomes gold it's going to lead to some very interesting behavior from people who want to capitalize on it, but if they do it'll betray the narrative that's being pushed. Which company is gonna be shamelessly greedy enough to break the line?
And if they do how will the government and other companies react? At the very least there's conflicting interests happening. I'm very curious about how it'll play out.
“They are literally treating him like he is some sort of political fodder, like some sort of spectacle,” Agnifilo said. “He was on display for everyone to see in the biggest stage perp walk I’ve ever seen in my career, it was absolutely unnecessary. He’s been cooperative with law enforcement... There was no reason for the NYPD and everybody to have these big assault rifles.”
“It was perfectly choreographed, and what was the New York City Mayor doing at this press conference, your honor? That just made it utterly political,” she continued.
His lawyer seems to not be afraid to pull any punches, I like her.
How do people even find out this stuff? Is there a reddit post saying I FOUND HIS SWEATER or something? Same with the backpack.
Even here there were people that were talking about the exact backpacks details. If you own the same thing you'll recognize it.
Here I am wondering how people afford to shop at Nordstrom while also being annoyed by the consumerism bullshit that is a blight on us all.
We don't have to solve every problem at all times. We are certainly allowed to narrow our focus here, from "everything that has ever sucked" to "enact universal healthcare now".
Let's keep our eyes on that ball.
I have one thing from there.
A company branded sweatshirt.
When I got hired they sent me the catalogue and said “pick something”, and I went “surely not, no, this is far too expensive for the one time I’ll wear it..” and they said “you need something for twice yearly meetings with the ceo, so just pick something.. ok?”
And so I got the absolute loudest (that I liked) multicolored zip front hoodie I could find and those bitches paid to have that shit embroidered with a logo nobody cares about or recognizes, and now I have a ridiculous sweatshirt that’s much higher quality than it deserves to be but cost THREE HUNDRED FUCKING FREEDOM DOLLARS, and thus occasionally gets worn even tho I don’t work there anymore.
I felt the same way about having to buy a suit for my sister's wedding. The bridesmaids will be able to wear those dresses again they're nice dresses and they don't obviously scream wedding, but when am I going to wear the suit again?
Wait, what? Usually the complaint is the other way around. A suit can be worn time and time again, in all kinds of occasions.
Just curious, how does your suit scream wedding?
I've used the suit I bought for my wedding countless times, just ditched the embroidered vest.
Are you saying that only poor people hate consumerism? Rejecting consumerism is an indirect way to gain wealth though frugality.
This is a disaster for the CEOs. Homeboy is going to get ended if the jury finds him not guilty.
Find him not guilty, the world celebrates the jury that spared Luigi and he goes onto become a hero.
Find him guilty, the world shames the judge that killed Luigi and he goes onto become a martyr.
There's no winning for the corporate elite here
We are living in a simulation, truly.
Confirmed.
In siding with the rich and powerful against somewhone who is objectively opposing the rich and powerful, NY's mayor is showing how much of a political battle the trial will be.
