Have Bag Charms and Blind Boxes Killed Personal Style?
The Polyester Podcast
The Polyester Podcast
4.5 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Are you an Anik Anik girly or are you misappropriating cultural language as an excuse to buy more stuff? Whether you love or loathe blind boxes, this year we’ve all become obsessed with collecting bits and bobs - with the internet fiercely debating the ‘right’ type of knick knacks. In our final episode of the year, hosts Ione and Gina dig into the chaotic customisation trend and discuss why we’re all pinning self worths on the bag charms we’ve accumulated in 2024.
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| 0:00.0 | It's been a hell of a year and as always we're facing the classic New Year, New Me, |
| 0:03.2 | dilemma. This year I really want to prioritise putting less pressure on ourselves to be goal-orientated and just earnestly enjoy the moment. We've teamed up with Hinge to inspire our friends and listeners to take a moment to reflect on their dating journey over this year and update their profiles with a clear vision for what they're looking for in 2025. I love this idea. You could use the hinge prompt this year I really want to to do so. |
| 0:24.6 | I would say something like, spend more time and join the moment instead of worrying about |
| 0:28.3 | what's next. |
| 0:29.7 | And I really want to make sure I'm having a laugh about it all too. |
| 0:32.4 | Like, is it really that deep? |
| 0:34.5 | Maybe the new year's the time to add some silliness to your hint profile. |
| 0:38.7 | Defo, it's probably worth bringing in a pop culture nod to to show what you're interested in, |
| 0:43.4 | like that you have a wealth of romantic mud-dang memes readily available to send to a new love. |
| 0:47.7 | I know interacting with that kind of stuff has made me and mouse relationships stay as silly as I like it. |
| 0:52.7 | I think it's really important to begin the year with clear |
| 0:54.9 | intentions of what you want to get out of your love life. I really believe putting what you want out |
| 0:59.6 | into the world makes it all the more easier to receive it. I totally agree. Make sure to use this time |
| 1:04.8 | to reflect, reset and refresh your hinge profile accordingly to what you're looking for in 2025. |
| 1:09.7 | We're excited to see all your refreshed |
| 1:11.4 | profiles soon. |
| 1:21.4 | Hi Gina. Hi, Ioni. Hi, I'm Eony. Hi, I'm Eony. The Senior Editor in Chief of Polyester. And I'm |
| 1:26.7 | I'm Ioni, the founding editor-in-chief of Polyester, |
| 1:29.0 | and this is the Polyester podcast, a feminist pop culture podcast, dissecting the discourse on a weekly basis. |
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| 1:49.4 | to put only three quid a month. We also now have a sub-statement called Non-Threatening Boys Asterix, |
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