One thing I observed when we moved to US was that Americans love some GEAR.

You're going for a walk? What? You can't just go out and start walking like that! You better have the right GEAR.
Saw a dude another day walking with a blinking light attached to his waist and I now have no idea how we all made this far walking like amateurs who have no idea what we're doing.

What, are you going to wear sneakers? pffff, don't even get me started!
Going to ride a bicycle? You better have some GEAR. You need some mofo wireless drivetrain because if you're just pulling cables, you might as well just wear a clown costume with that. YOU NEED SOME GEAR.
Going to play some music? What? You can't just sit at the piano and start playing like some reckless idiot, no: You need the right GEAR. You need at least a dozen keyboards, some mics, some samplers and God forbid you start singing, you CAN'T DO THAT. NEED GEAR
Joining a conference call? WHAT, you can't just use your webcam like that, how about the lights and a DSLR, YOU NEED SOME G oh wait, that's me...
Here you can literally subscribe to services where they ship you random GEAR every month because you literally ran out of ideas of what more GEAR you can possibly need, so they choose and buy it for you.
It's almost as if we're all trying to fill a void in our lives with GEAR. Pretty sure there's GEAR for that too.
(no, the Surface Duo is not GEAR, that doesn't count)
Random and completely unrelated photo
If your doomsday computer chair doesn't have a cupholder I don't even know how you work
Oh right! The TACTICAL GEAR

Let me tell you: NOBODY in NO CIRCUMSTANCES needs such a thing as a tactical underwear.

Tactical gear are like emotional support animals, but for macho men
Conversations about hobbies become conversations about GEAR.

-I play the piano

-Cool, which keyboards?

-Wat

-What gear do you use?

-No I just... sit there at the piano and... play stuff ya know, with the hands

-Dude no idea what you're talking about
Want to access the internet? What, no you can't just use a Wi-Fi router, no!

You need a ubiquiti router, bunch of access points, PoE switches and stuff or else your internet will smell funny
Everybody likes this thread until I criticize the GEAR they bought, then they don't like the thread.

Also motorcycle stuff is not gear, doesn't count.
Want you all who got this far to think for a moment that we have such a thing as Memorial Day sales, and how completely insane that whole concept is.
I mean, how would Jesus feel if he learned that Christmas is one of the most important shopping driven holidays?

THINK ABOUT IT

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