Hans comments on Why Real Men Wear Pink - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Yvain 06 August 2009 07:39AM

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Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 06 August 2009 10:34:18PM 9 points [-]

I'll bet every 17 years or so you get confused for some kind of hipster :)

Comment author: Hans 07 August 2009 10:11:33AM 13 points [-]

What a fascinating case of parallel evolution: As the cicada has a life cycle of 17 years (a prime number) to avoid predators with shorter life cycles, so too does the common or garden nerd choose clothes that are fashionable only once every 17 years, to minimize overlap with other, dangerous fashions.