A friend of mine sent me a post on there and I started to look through the subreddit because I vaguely remember seeing it years ago, but never checking it out. I really just dont get it though.

Half of the posts are:

"im a rich STEM student and here is my edc: Glock, 10 knives, flashlight, unused multitool, navy seal operator wallet, and a nanotech fuckite steel carbon bulletproof backed phone case. also a tacticool watch that costs my entire semester tuition"

and the other half are:

"here is what I edc at my boring office job: my pistol with 30 different attachments on it (including 10 different lasers and quick reload magazines), knife, bigger knife, smaller knife, tactical notepad with speed release stainless steel pen, flashlight with a hidden knife in the bottom of it, and an unopened tin of Copenhagens that expired 2 years ago"

I genuinely dont understand, at most these people will only ever use their overpriced flashlight. Are they trying to brand themselves or make themselves more masculine or something? What am I not getting?

is it a blue collar vs white collar thing? I genuinely cant imagine dropping hundreds on tools that you will never use

  • Coca_Cola_but_Commie [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It’s all just a fashion statement. The thing that gets me about Reddit knife guys, other than their generally reactionary nature, is that the knives that they’re willing to spend hundreds of dollars on look like shit. Just totally normal knives with plastic scales. If I’m spending more than $30 on a knife that thing better have art engraved into it or else be decorated with precious metals. Instead these guys are buying minimalist tacticool bullshit that, aside from the branding, is indistinguishable from a knife I could go buy for $15 from a bait shop.

    And then what are they doing with their expensive knives? Do they dabble in a hobby that might require a knife, like whittling or outdoor survival? Do they work a trade that requires a knife? No. They’re all office workers who might occasionally use a knife to open a box if there’s not a pair of scissors nearby.