The contrast to these two situations is unbelievable, and unaccceptable

I think/hope you are right Beswitched, I for one find the ostentation vulgar and crass when so many go without in reality. I haven't bothered with SITC yet, hasn't appealed

A bit off topic but out of curiosity I watched the first couple of episodes of the Sex and the city rehash and won't be watching any more
The shallow, tacky self absorbed world it portrays is sickening and just isn't entertainment any more.

Virtual clothing costing thousands is in the same vein. Shallow people with no values or decent principles throwing money away and judging other people who don't do the same.

DanniRae - the DEC has a fund-raising campaign now, and MSF has on the ground professionals in place in Afghanistan - not many organisations do. Our village is holding a Big Breakfast and raffle after Christmas, the proceeds of which will go to MSF in Afghanistan.

GillT57

The gin will be real here Callistemon, can you smell the zest of the lime I have just sliced? Coming back to earth, I think DEC are probably the best route for Afghanistan donations as they coordinate efforts.

Gin and lime, lovely!

People plan how they'd spend a lottery win.
Giving a proportion to charity would solve a lot of problems.

I don’t think I qualify to belong to the mega rich club. Actually I know I don’t! Not even the fairly rich.
I cannot imagine what pleasure the people who have so much money get from spending it this way.
There has to be something wrong with them.
Poor things.

The gin will be real here Callistemon, can you smell the zest of the lime I have just sliced? Coming back to earth, I think DEC are probably the best route for Afghanistan donations as they coordinate efforts.

Everyone spends their money as they choose. However, I cannot understand the mentality of people buying virtual trainers, previously they would have been sectioned, I bet Nike are laughing all the way to the bank, I’m just enjoying a virtual Baileys over Ice and a box of Hotel Chocolate Ginger and they haven’t cost a penny. I will have more later on. I will continue to donate with the actual money I have saved.

GillT57

Yes it truly is The Emperor's New Clothes. I have to admit a sneaking respect though for those who have devised this and then convinced gullible fools that their life is incomplete without these virtual trainers. I need a lie down. And a gin.

A virtual gin?

I'm having one, can taste it already ?

MayBee70

Calistemon

Beam me up Scotty.
I think it's the beaming me up into space, Scotty, that annoys me more.
Bezos et al going off for jollies - how much does that cost?

Ok, perhaps he donates a lot to charity too!

Perhaps the people who buy virtual trainers donate to charity too
It does seem a very bizarre thing to do.

I don’t think he’s a great charity donator but I believe his ex wife screwed him for as much as possible when they divorced and gave a lot of it away. Which sounds good to me.

Yes I think she did, Maybee

I was surprised to hear that he has donated millions to help combat climate change (off-setting?).

Yes, I used to donate to separate charities but the DEC is the best way I think.

I agree DanniRae the Disasters Emergency appeal DEC seems the best way to help

One billionaire buys a ticket for a space flight, while another allegedly bought some acres of a rainforest.

The Royals spending public money daily.
Money in off shore accounts, unaccountable exempt from freedom of information act.

Millions living in poverty rises in food banks use.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=AYFjgTXP2RQ&feature=youtu.be

The Disasters Emergency Committee of the main overseas aid charities in this country have made a special appeal
www.dec.org.uk/press-release/dec-launches-afghanistan-crisis-appeal-with-over-8-million-at-risk-of-starvation-over

Calistemon

*Beam me up Scotty.*
I think it's the beaming me up into space, Scotty, that annoys me more.
Bezos et al going off for jollies - how much does that cost?

Ok, perhaps he donates a lot to charity too!

Perhaps the people who buy virtual trainers donate to charity too
It does seem a very bizarre thing to do.

I don’t think he’s a great charity donator but I believe his ex wife screwed him for as much as possible when they divorced and gave a lot of it away. Which sounds good to me.

Yes it truly is The Emperor's New Clothes. I have to admit a sneaking respect though for those who have devised this and then convinced gullible fools that their life is incomplete without these virtual trainers. I need a lie down. And a gin.

GillT57

^Fashion is often considered to be exclusive, but Nike has taken that proposition to a new level by acquiring a company that sells shoes people will never wear, or even touch. The brand has bought RTFKT Studios (pronounced “artefact”), a British start-up that creates virtual trainers and clothing that sell for thousands of pounds^.

RTFKT’s technology lets buyers look like they are wearing these items on social media platforms such as Instagram and its collaborations with video game companies allow players to dress their avatars in their RTFKT purchases

Just in case anyone thinks I have been ingesting hallucinatory substances, this is from The Times, this week. I can't post anymore due to the paywall, but I think this is enough anyway, quite frankly. Talk about a fool and his money are easy parted.....These are around £30,000 PER PAIR.

It is truly bizarre. These people must be a bit simple.
It reminds me of the Emperor's New Clothes.

Just think how many pairs of trainers that would buy for children who have no shoes.

Beam me up Scotty.
I think it's the beaming me up into space, Scotty, that annoys me more.
Bezos et al going off for jollies - how much does that cost?

Ok, perhaps he donates a lot to charity too!

Perhaps the people who buy virtual trainers donate to charity too
It does seem a very bizarre thing to do.

Yes, it was ever thus terribull. People parading around in fine, ostentatious clothes and eating obscene amounts of food whilst the poor wore rags and starved. People erecting fine, ostentatious buildings whilst if they were lucky the poor lived several families to a room in the slums, sharing a privy.

Fashion is often considered to be exclusive, but Nike has taken that proposition to a new level by acquiring a company that sells shoes people will never wear, or even touch. The brand has bought RTFKT Studios (pronounced “artefact”), a British start-up that creates virtual trainers and clothing that sell for thousands of pounds.

RTFKT’s technology lets buyers look like they are wearing these items on social media platforms such as Instagram and its collaborations with video game companies allow players to dress their avatars in their RTFKT purchases

Just in case anyone thinks I have been ingesting hallucinatory substances, this is from The Times, this week. I can't post anymore due to the paywall, but I think this is enough anyway, quite frankly. Talk about a fool and his money are easy parted.....These are around £30,000 PER PAIR.

I give to MSF, I can’t think of anything worse than having to sell you children to raise money to feed the family. AWful situation

Unfortunately we live in parallel universes. Was there ever a time such as this, when people boasted and displayed their wealth in such a conspicuous and trashy way. Very well known people, famous for no particular reason, often showcase the amount of money spent on their tiny children's parties and those infants given fripperies such as smaller version of some stupid handbag costing thousands of pounds, when they don't even know what a handbag is. Meanwhile across the globe, other small children are starving or being sold as a marriage proposition before they can even walk and talk.

Yes I agree with the OP and the shoes they are damn ugly, but then so called collections of inanimate objects are often bizarre.

And so you should be. Well done her.

MSF are highly regarded I think. They often go where other charities fear to tread.
My dd recently raised a lot of money for families she knows in Afghanistan, so she knew the money was not diverted elsewhere. It costs hundreds £££ to get visas to leave and some of the money went towards that. I am very proud of her.

Obscene.