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24 Post author: Dorikka 09 September 2013 03:32AM

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Comment author: solipsist 09 September 2013 05:30:17AM 40 points [-]

Placing zero value on the ability to look, dress, and act like a non-nerd. I seriously overestimated the effort and underestimated the benefits.

Comment author: ikrase 09 September 2013 05:40:48AM 2 points [-]

Seconded.

A bit further: Placing little value or interest on personal style, not learning how basic style works, not owning any formal or even smart casual clothes at all, not knowing what terms mean and where they have broken up. This results in you going on really annoying (and maybe expensive) shopping trips under time constraint and makes you vulnerable to cultural guardians and merchants when you eventually are forced to figure out what the hell you are doing.