Calling Things You Hate "Polyester"

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.