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This was covered extensively in
the now defunct Special Sklansky Forum.
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Interesting post by DS.
I excerpted this part from DS's former post:
When I was in fifth grade I was berated for wearing pants with cuffs as they were "out" that year. I will never forget how angry that made me since it was clear that there was no intrinsic reason to wear cuffs or no cuffs except for what some irrelevant person decided was in. Likewise for most of the more trivial (but highly noticed) social skills. Especially those that guys use to attract young girls. Most people just accept them and make them a habit without dissecting them in their mind. Highly intelligent math types can't do that. They recognize how silly those little rituals are whether they want to or not. Others find it easier to suspend disbelief.
The funny thing is that DS sounds like a religious leader. Christians are told not to be overly concerned about the fashion of the times. Women are told not to wear pearls, etc. It's people who insist on fashion. Each generation tries to distinguish itself from the preceding generation according to fashion and there's alot of peer pressure over it.
God says be yourself, be clean inside and out with dignity. Money is the root of all evil. If you have to keep up with the Jones then you'll focus on money. Money becomes imperative in your quest to keep up with the Joneses. "Hey Mr. Brown has a Benz in his driveway. I can beat that I'll get a Rolls." But what do you have to do to get that Rolls?
Back in the mid-60s when the hippies emerged the older generation was condemning the hippy generation for their clothing, music and hair length. It seems they forgot that George Washington wore a pony tailed wig and Lincoln sported a long beard. They had so totally bought into the clean cut conservative image as the only wholesome one, but God says he looks at the inside not the outside.
"You can't judge a book by its cover". [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]