> it can't (meaningfully) be bought or transferred.
https://www.ebay.com/b/Olympic-Medal/27291/bn_55191416?_sop=...
> People, acquaintances and strangers alike, frequently comment on the knit socks I often wear,
Ok, that explains pretty much everything about your line of thought.
Thanks.
Re:Some Things Just Take Time
by bluecheese452 on Saturday March 21, 2026 @02:00PM
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Buying someone else’s medal is not a status symbol. That is why they included the word meaningfully.
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> https://www.ebay.com/b/Olympic-Medal/27291/bn_55191416?_sop=...
Of course you can buy an Olympic medal. You can't buy the status conferred by the medal (of Olympic champion / nth runner up).
> Ok, that explains pretty much everything about your line of thought.
I don't understand this either. Are you insulting me?
Re:Some Things Just Take Time
by johnnyanmac on Sunday March 22, 2026 @06:36AM
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You're the kind of person that would try to buy a Nobel peace prize off a recipient, aren't you?
I can't connect it at all to your listed points. An Olympic medal is about obvious a status symbol as I can imagine but it can't (meaningfully) be bought or transferred.
The status signified with a knit sweater is membership (and good standing!) in a caring family with elders not yet fully subsumed into their phones.
People, acquaintances and strangers alike, frequently comment on the knit socks I often wear, ask after who made them, and all of a sudden we're on "how's your mom" terms.