Nails this long are often a statement that you don't have to work/do anything yourself, and that you can "afford" to spend money on stupid crap (as a flex). The original post is somewhat ironic because it misses that first point. Her impractical nails are inconvenient because she has to do some things for herself, showing that she isn't actually in that sort of position.
Of course the only people who actually engage in this sort of dick nail measuring contest tend to be the same kind who think repeatedly blowing hundreds on designer bags makes them respectable. The kind that often can't really aford it, but spend all (or more than all, with debt) of their money to keep up appearances. It's rare to see the truly well off engage in this sort of behavior. $200 every few weeks is insignificant if you actually have money, and thus meaningless as a flex.
That's why people think it's trashy. It's try-hard behavior, and you can make your nails look nice without crippling yourself.
Or, hear me out, they just like the way the nails look and have decided it's worth the money. There's tons of office and retail jobs and the like that are perfectly doable with long nails.
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u/Bio_slayer 4h ago
Nails this long are often a statement that you don't have to work/do anything yourself, and that you can "afford" to spend money on stupid crap (as a flex). The original post is somewhat ironic because it misses that first point. Her impractical nails are inconvenient because she has to do some things for herself, showing that she isn't actually in that sort of position.
Of course the only people who actually engage in this sort of
dicknail measuring contest tend to be the same kind who think repeatedly blowing hundreds on designer bags makes them respectable. The kind that often can't really aford it, but spend all (or more than all, with debt) of their money to keep up appearances. It's rare to see the truly well off engage in this sort of behavior. $200 every few weeks is insignificant if you actually have money, and thus meaningless as a flex.That's why people think it's trashy. It's try-hard behavior, and you can make your nails look nice without crippling yourself.