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From: warren@ihnss.UUCP (Warren Montgomery)
Newsgroups: net.social,net.singles
Subject: Re: makeup
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Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 10:27:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 14 10:27:11 1984
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I think that this is about the third time I have seen this topic on
netnews, with very similar results every time.  I think that makeup
is a little like smoking, designer jeans and cadillacs.  I'm not
trying to comdem all or all by the association, merely pointing out
parallels.  It's part of an image that people create about
themselves.  Most of us nerds (no offense intended) in the computer
business value ourselves and others by our brains, not by an image
based on appearance.  Thus you don't tend to find much of what is
sold on the basis of image.  (You do, however, find all kinds of
high tech gagetry which we buy to enhance 
our self images by our standards).  The culture in this regard is
very different in different fields or different areas.  In a
business or sales environment, image means a lot, and people do a
lot to play roles.  I think a lot of people who are initially
reluctant get caught up in it and come to feel that they need all of
these things.  (This probably sells more unnecessary merchandise
than madison avenue or hollywood).  It's not that people who use
them are compensating for feeling inadequate, it's just natural to
them, just as sending electronic mail or using the telephone to
communicate with someone in the next office is natural to many of
us.

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	Warren Montgomery
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