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Calling Things You Hate 'Polyester'

Calling Things You Hate 'Polyester'

An essay by Gabriela Riccardi exploring the use of 'polyester' as a modern insult for cheapness and superficiality.

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    “The chic new way the kids are insulting each other. To be to be polyester is to be cheap, disposable, or low-quality up close (while probably burning the earth down around us in the process). A life involving 5 am rise time for the cold plunge, Bible study with the boys, and walloping house music against the walls while your vibe-coded Claude agent runs your BlackRock inbox? Those are polyester dreams, baby.”

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