Throwaway@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoWhat are some of the stupidest trends/fads that have existed?message-squaremessage-square221fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some of the stupidest trends/fads that have existed?Throwaway@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square221fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoA situation where the poor people are trying to keep up is not a “potlatch”. That would be the rich kids trying to outdo each other to see how many shirts they can give to the poor kids.
minus-squareChrisLicht@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI may have an outdated sense of what a potlatch was. I was using the term in the sense of destroying value, per this kind of definition: “A potlatch involves giving away or destroying wealth or valuable items in order to demonstrate a leader’s wealth and power. “
A situation where the poor people are trying to keep up is not a “potlatch”. That would be the rich kids trying to outdo each other to see how many shirts they can give to the poor kids.
I may have an outdated sense of what a potlatch was. I was using the term in the sense of destroying value, per this kind of definition:
“A potlatch involves giving away or destroying wealth or valuable items in order to demonstrate a leader’s wealth and power. “