SWAG - Topic of the day 6/18/24

We talk about swag a lot, but what is swag? How do you know if you have it? Is it something you're born with, or can it be acquired?
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stmn
stmn2w ago
Found it for you
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
can we have the totd about ethical consumption again instead
pumaturtle
pumaturtle2w ago
Swag is for men, class is for boys
Smiles
Smiles2w ago
Are you innately swag? Or is it a learned trait? discuss
carrion
carrion2w ago
swag nature v nurture let's gooo
Mooses
Mooses2w ago
Swag is like a subset of rizz. Or maybe vice versa
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
stop giving a shit about the opinions of lame people
kyn
kyn2w ago
is swag ethical is not having swag unethical
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
congratulations, you now have swag
Smiles
Smiles2w ago
if only it was that simple thats simply step 1
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
i didn't say how to stop caring about the opinions of lame people because that's an inherently personal journey
artvandelayimporting
The way I did it is much funnier for me personally
stmn
stmn2w ago
I also thought it was funny but I never had a good reason to post the image before and wanted to do it
jawntanamo_bae
The only ethical consideration in fashion is “is this swag?”
njoyer
njoyer2w ago
its like 99% confidence and 1% unknown magical aura
kyn
kyn2w ago
can i hear the moral arguments for and against swag
Cenizas
Cenizas2w ago
If you have to ask if something is swag it's not 🚶
carrion
carrion2w ago
if ur swagless then ur bad
artvandelayimporting
I hate you mfs
shootfilmnotbullets
if you're worrying about whether you have swag you don't have swag
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
for - society is largely run by people with swag and also rishi against - people who are lame may secretly be burdened/jealous of your swag
kyn
kyn2w ago
this mf thinks elon has swag
shootfilmnotbullets
this mf thinks elon runs the world
Cenizas
Cenizas2w ago
Whats rishi
carrion
carrion2w ago
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zeometer
zeometer2w ago
/s it's worth noting
werkinprogress
It's a dialect of confidence
jawntanamo_bae
It’s not about anxiety, it’s about introspection. If you have no self awareness and reflection you got no swag
stmn
stmn2w ago
Is swag objective or is it in the eye of the beholder?
shootfilmnotbullets
if you smoke cigs you automatically have swag but if you vape then you have negative swag
werkinprogress
It can be attained through a combination of comfort with self and comfort with the cloth
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
honest answer - it takes confidence and the recognition that doing things you enjoy, wearing things you like, being true to yourself, is something of value
kyn
kyn2w ago
nigel cabourn
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
it's not tied to aesthetic or age or race or any other physical characteristic
artvandelayimporting
Swag is not linear
werkinprogress
it can be gained and lost
carrion
carrion2w ago
can swag be taken
artvandelayimporting
It is neither created nor destroyed
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
tech bros have the most swag bc think of how many free t shirts and pens they have
njoyer
njoyer2w ago
yes
ClassClown
ClassClown2w ago
Okay but on a slightly more serious note -- I actually think this isn't easy to cultivate. Sometimes the advice of "wear what you like / makes you feel good or confident" is really tough for someone who's been bombarded with years of external and internal ridicule. Like, training as an actor, the advice you get from the start is "be your true self." Is that good advice? Of course! It's more important than anything! Does it make any sense when you first start? Fuck no, you have no idea who you are yet! And you probably got into acting so you could escape that. Anyway, suffice to say, "swag is all you need" can be both true and terribly scary at the start. That's all I got to say ❤️
artvandelayimporting
There is a finite amount of swag in universe
zacheadams
zacheadams2w ago
can it be reduced? is it mutable? are the finest swag scientists investigating?
werkinprogress
yes good fit bad camera
Smiles
Smiles2w ago
Its true and good advice thats completely useless to anyone who needs it Many such cases
zacheadams
zacheadams2w ago
I mean the total net universe swag volume
Smiles
Smiles2w ago
nice svg
kyn
kyn2w ago
what the fuck was that lmao
Smiles
Smiles2w ago
SVG
werkinprogress
i've been traumatized by compsci i hate you
zacheadams
zacheadams2w ago
vector image didn't load in disc
kyn
kyn2w ago
epic
zacheadams
zacheadams2w ago
it loaded the code for the image instead
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
svg = swag in what language
kyn
kyn2w ago
computers are good
Nayyyyy
Nayyyyy2w ago
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kyn
kyn2w ago
looking at screens is not swag btw
ClassClown
ClassClown2w ago
Yea, early on, it's not easy to hear.
Nayyyyy
Nayyyyy2w ago
the real swag was the friends we made along the way we're all our own heroes apart from art
artvandelayimporting
I’m everybody’s hero
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
swag is like a nickname it can come about in any number of ways but trying to force it is anti-swag
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
True like how humans have a finite amount of heartbeats That’s why I don’t exercise
lynn/lyon
lynn/lyon2w ago
…yeah. i’m finally allowed proper self-expression and in the back of my head while i work on my closet i can still hear my family’s disapproving voices
pumaturtle
pumaturtle2w ago
I think swag is a tude thing
lynn/lyon
lynn/lyon2w ago
not even complete self expression i just finally have control over my closet
pumaturtle
pumaturtle2w ago
I just hear voices
jawntanamo_bae
Do not listen to the voices of the swagless
lynn/lyon
lynn/lyon2w ago
i was about to say thankfully it’s a different kind of voices
werkinprogress
this is probably true But then swag becomes no different than "cool"
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
swag is for others, cool is for yourself
jawntanamo_bae
Nah I think it’s different because some of the coolest people I know have little to no swag
zeometer
zeometer2w ago
to be somewhat serious i do think it's something that can be built up but it comes through self reflection and self awareness as a bunch of people have said
carrion
carrion2w ago
ya I know plenty of cool swagless people
werkinprogress
Nah I'm talkin like 😎 cool not just things that are cool
seth
seth2w ago
dont know shit bout swag but i got aura fr
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
I love cool swag less people They’re fun to talk to
jake
jake2w ago
Wait what is swagger if it's not being cool
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
Swag is someone’s aura of how they carry themselves, cool is how much I fw them
jake
jake2w ago
Oh as in like "I'm cool w him"? I usually think of cool like "that outfit is cool" But I guess either one tbh
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
High swag, high cool: charli xcx High swag, low cool: Chris brown Low swag, high cool: nardwuar Low swag, low cool: hopsin
Scott
Scott2w ago
Swag comes from within but also has to be affirmed by others Idk I’m just making stuff up
Piejamas
Piejamas2w ago
Swag is like charisma or charm, it's one of those intangible things that makes you look terrible even when you get everything right on paper
eggtart!
eggtart!2w ago
i def associate certain people here w/ swag but idk how so
artvandelayimporting
Swag is when two people are wearing the exact same thing but one person looks cool and the other one looks like shit
eggtart!
eggtart!2w ago
dang its over for me
Piejamas
Piejamas2w ago
High swag, on-trend: "fashionable" Low swag, on-trend: "boring" High swag, off-trend: "daring* Low swag, off-trend: "dated"
Yakkeks
Yakkeks2w ago
Swag is entirely socially constructed. In this essay I will...
sharloy
sharloy2w ago
High swag, high cool: Camions High swag, low cool: Timbs Low swag, high cool: Tevas Low swag, low cool: HeyDudes
lynn/lyon
lynn/lyon2w ago
definitely agree with the heydudes lmao there are better boat shoes
Talbot
Talbot2w ago
Can you take another man's swag? The swag highlander
njoyer
njoyer2w ago
ask drake
artvandelayimporting
Drastically different swag levels on display here
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artvandelayimporting
You just gotta keep putting shit on And good photography never hurts
warpweftwatergate
This is the right take
jimi
jimi2w ago
if you're discussing swag, you don't have swag 🤷🏾‍♂️
artvandelayimporting
Damn ig u don’t have swag
jimi
jimi2w ago
i wasn't discussing swag i was discussing discussing swag
AndrewA
AndrewA2w ago
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Spuck
Spuck2w ago
Derek said skill issue