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Re:Some Things Just Take Time by ghurtado on Saturday March 21, 2026 @01:51PM (#47469401)
> 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 (#47469495)
Buying someone else’s medal is not a status symbol. That is why they included the word meaningfully.
Re:Some Things Just Take Time by NiloCK on Saturday March 21, 2026 @01:59PM (#47469489)
(edited for clarity)

> 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 (#47476134)
You're the kind of person that would try to buy a Nobel peace prize off a recipient, aren't you?