Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:34 pm
I'm in a bunker quietly preparing for when the LiveStrongs take over the minds of normal individuals, driving them to the brink of insanity or further.
I will be there waiting for them.
I will be there waiting for them.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:00 pm
I'm now convinced that I've been living under a rock (with Medli, apparently). This is the first I've ever even heard of these things.
It'll probably pass eventually, like the WWJD bracelets did.
And if it doesn't... Greg? Got room for me in your bunker?
It'll probably pass eventually, like the WWJD bracelets did.
And if it doesn't... Greg? Got room for me in your bunker?
Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:28 pm
I really think that they are not what they seem. All (or most) people in our school student council are wearing one. Suddenly, they propose a idea to sell custom ones for a "fundraiser". More than 60% ot the people in my school are wearing one!
--Recommended reading--
Tripods trilogy by John Christopher
--Recommended reading--
Tripods trilogy by John Christopher
Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:04 pm
Ohhh so thats what they're for...
I saw a couple of teachers at my school wear them. A girl from my class said 'Oh, theres that bracelet' and I had no idea what it was about.
Where exactly do you buy them from?
I saw a couple of teachers at my school wear them. A girl from my class said 'Oh, theres that bracelet' and I had no idea what it was about.
Where exactly do you buy them from?
Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:18 pm
Shifty wrote:Ohhh so thats what they're for...
I saw a couple of teachers at my school wear them. A girl from my class said 'Oh, theres that bracelet' and I had no idea what it was about.
Where exactly do you buy them from?
you order them online on http://www.wearyellow.com. or ebay.
I despise those things.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:20 pm
Their purpose is to support Lance Armstrong's cancer research foundation. I don't see how that's a bad thing. I love them, and I'm glad that people bought them. Some people really want one because it's become "trendy", and I dislike that... but the whole point is that at least they're donating a dollar or more to the fund.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:50 pm
I support the cause and believe it's very noble.
I don't support what the bracelets now stand for at my school.
It's a 99% status symbol/trendy thing-people use the fact that it's for cancer research almost as an excuse to join it. They've become the equivalent of North Face jackets and Ugg boots; when someone has one that doesn't have the "original" brand, they are talked about in negative ways.
What adds to it is that many of the popular crowd (who, coincidentally, happen to be rich) are being laudibly capitalistic by buying dozens of them off the website and then reselling them at school. They are not simply buying a few for a bunch of their friends-they're buying hoards to redistribute to a seleced few (also at the top of the social ladder), who then sell them to other people, etc. Every layer tries to sell the bracelets only to people they consider social equals, but it does eventually trickle down the ladder.
[The bracelets are sold at other places like athletic supply stores, but they sell out extremely quickly. Therefore, if one wants one, one must find a "friend" or colleague who has extras.]
While there is nothing inherently wrong with harnessing capitalism like that, it irks me that some people are pleading and begging for them. People are putting on an almost sarcastic facade of being someone's friend, just to get the bracelets.
Disclaimer: I don't have any problem with capitalism at all. Neither am I suggesting that there would not be this problem in a "socialist" society.
Quite the same at my school. There are light pink ones supporting breast cancer and more saturated pink ones also supporting breast cancer, but also lime green ones to support Lyme disease research.
I don't support what the bracelets now stand for at my school.
It's a 99% status symbol/trendy thing-people use the fact that it's for cancer research almost as an excuse to join it. They've become the equivalent of North Face jackets and Ugg boots; when someone has one that doesn't have the "original" brand, they are talked about in negative ways.
What adds to it is that many of the popular crowd (who, coincidentally, happen to be rich) are being laudibly capitalistic by buying dozens of them off the website and then reselling them at school. They are not simply buying a few for a bunch of their friends-they're buying hoards to redistribute to a seleced few (also at the top of the social ladder), who then sell them to other people, etc. Every layer tries to sell the bracelets only to people they consider social equals, but it does eventually trickle down the ladder.
[The bracelets are sold at other places like athletic supply stores, but they sell out extremely quickly. Therefore, if one wants one, one must find a "friend" or colleague who has extras.]
While there is nothing inherently wrong with harnessing capitalism like that, it irks me that some people are pleading and begging for them. People are putting on an almost sarcastic facade of being someone's friend, just to get the bracelets.
Disclaimer: I don't have any problem with capitalism at all. Neither am I suggesting that there would not be this problem in a "socialist" society.
ZH! wrote:They're so popular here, people have to buy them off others to get ones.
I personally don't have one, but I know quite a few people that do. I don't mind them. They've spawned a few lookalikes here; for instance, there are pink ones that were made to support a missing person around here.
Quite the same at my school. There are light pink ones supporting breast cancer and more saturated pink ones also supporting breast cancer, but also lime green ones to support Lyme disease research.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:57 pm
.ccy wrote:I really think that they are not what they seem.
They're a part of a conspiracy started by hyper-dimensional beings, which tend to look a lot like mice, who ordered the construction of planet Earth to find the Ultimate Question.
I don't see anything wrong with it (and find it hard to understand what you meant by the picture).
Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:10 pm
I guess they're not popular around here, cause I have yet to see one rofl.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:37 pm
I think they're pretty cool because of what they stand for and what the funds go to. However, I have been reluctant to buy one for the past few weeks since they've become so 'in' or whatever. I know that tons of people at school wear them, but it irks me because most of them don't even know what it stands for, and are just wearing them because everyone else is.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:42 pm
Too bad some of you people who want them don't live around me. My grandma's friend bought an entire box of them just because she wanted to donate to cancer. And to be even nicer, she gives the bracelets away free to friends, and friends of friends and such. 