before we jump into this episode I just want to give a big shout out to the
newest member of the patreon family Chris Joiner who is on the monthly live
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those of you who are interested in this as well hop over to my patreon and see
if that would be something you'd like to do but for now a very big thank you to
Chris very glad to have you on
so in our last video we did a quick overview how
to systematically break up the observations that you make about people
into four distinct categories so that you can more effectively manage and
logically draw conclusions from them if you haven't seen that video already or
the one before it I would highly recommend that you go back and do so
link to the playlist is in the description below and at the end of the
video so that you're not jumping into this blind now I've got a big long list
of videos going in-depth into each of the four categories attire physicality
verbal communication and nonverbal communication the next eight videos or
so are gonna focus on attire starting with this one which is going to
be on determining the expense and age of clothes based off of the elasticity and
degradation of the fibers for sake of time I'll be keeping these videos as
short concise and to the point as I possibly can so if you have any questions
on specifics then leave them in the comments down below or feel free to
direct message me links to all the socials are down in the description as a
caveat I feel it needs to be said because the purpose of analyzing these
things is going to be misconstrued by some so in an attempt to set the record
straight the purpose of analyzing these things is not to judge a person in the
sense of determining their worth and value as a human being and then treating
them either better or worse based off of how expensive or old their clothes are
such an act would be a complete waste of time especially for someone who wants to
simply draw objective conclusions about people based off careful observation and
clear logic for any number of reasons functional altruistic just the mental
challenge there are a number of reasons that people want to do this and to then
take that objectively derived conclusion and use it to fuel subjective bias would
be counterproductive to the entire process and defeat the purpose of
looking for the conclusion itself so for the deductionist it's a waste of
time to make judgments about people furthermore it's not only a waste of
time but destructive to the logical process because if you introduce a bias
into the logical process it disrupts it so if the deductionist wants to draw
accurate conclusions they need to remain objective and not fall prey to
the inclination to judge because it's something that we all have it is
something that we as deductionists actively try to fight against in order
to draw accurate objective conclusions as much as we can so that's an attempt
to set the record straight on that on that take it as you will so that said in order
to properly analyze the clothes a person is wearing we need to address some obvious
points points that are so obvious we usually overlook them firstly the
clothes are made from fibers some natural like cotton and wool and others
synthetic such as polyester nylon and spandex fibers are comprised of
individual strands that are interwoven together the tensile strength of which
is accrued by the distribution of stress among the individual strands so that
each strand is only taking a small percentage of the stress put on the
fiber as a whole with that premise established we can apply it to various
logical trains of thought there are certain high stress points on fibers you
can already probably guess what they are the joints elbows shoulders knees and
hips specifically because these points move more and more dramatically than
other areas of the body they put more regular stress on the fibers which means
that the fabric on these points will degrade more quickly than the fabric on
the shins thighs forearms and torso understanding this you can determine how
much movement has been done in the article you're examining based off of
the contrast between the high stress points and the low stress points and
sort of guesstimate from there if the contrast is high so say with the example
of a shirt that would mean that the elbows and/or shoulders are
significantly more degraded the fibers more loosely sewn together then the
torso of the shirt which appears to be in relatively good condition then you
can infer the article was not very old but in the time the owner has had it it
has seen a significant amount of movement high-intensity activities such
as sports and intensive manual labour spring to mind but you also have to
cross-reference that observation with other findings to determine more
specifically we'll get into more tells in later episodes now conversely if the
contrast is low this could either be both
high and low stress points are in good condition or both are in mild or
significantly degraded condition this indicates that there is not a
particularly high level of movement overall as the points that would have
degraded faster if more movement had been done in the article show a similar amount
of degradation to the points that would not have degraded as fast therefore
based off the overall degradation of the fibers you can determine the approximate
age of the article varying based off of the level of said degradation so
basically low stress points tell you age and high stress points tell you activity level
these will be rough estimates and there are multiple factors to consider you
have to consider how often the person wears the article of clothing that you're
examining and what setting that the person wears it in if the person has a
large selection in their wardrobe they might only wear that particular shirt
let's say once or twice a month so significant degradation on that article
of clothing would indicate that they have had it a much longer period of time
than if a similar amount of degradation were to be seen on article of clothing
they wear every week or every day so let's say the difference between a shirt
and jacket so you'll have to pay attention to the fibers in context with
other tells in order to get a good estimate of the age but that's not so
important in and of itself as is that particular conclusion in regards to
other potential conclusions that you can derive so consider it a trivial
observation in and of itself as regards to its singular relevance but something
to pay attention to nonetheless as it can help you determine other things such
conclusions that the estimation of the age of clothes will contribute to
include sentimentality to that particular article if it is a
hand-me-down approximate income of the person occupation and hobbies bear in
mind the different fibers and materials handle stress differently clothes
specifically designed for high intensity sports are designed to handle the stress
on the fibers and last longer so bear that factor in mind in your analysis now
the expensive clothes will be borne out in two things the brand and quality of
the material we all know that certain coveted name brands are more expensive
even if they're less functional than cheaper alternatives meaning that
they're usually purchased as status symbols this doesn't necessarily mean
that the person's income reflects the status they are putting forth the person
might be breaking the bank to invest in these name brand clothes in order to be
accepted in the high status groups that value the image of wealth so you have to
look for idiosyncrasies when observing to determine
if the image presented is in fact an accurate reflection and this is true in
many things not just the analysis of clothing to see the truth behind the
facade you have to recognize and accept that there is a facade there so again
we'll be getting into more tells that will help in the analysis in future
videos so don't try and draw conclusions from just the expense of their clothes
alone that being said in my experience clothes that are designed to stand out
as name-brand so like logos largely visible on the t-shirt are more common
amongst people whose income doesn't match the portrayed status while subtle
symbols of wealth are more accurate indicators although this is a tentative
observation on my part and certainly not true in every case so take it with a
little grain of salt in those articles that are less obviously expensive you
must once again Center your attention to the quality of the fibers themselves an
expensive suit is expensive because good materials are used to make it and more
time and effort is put into its construction as a whole it's hard to explain exactly
how to gauge the quality of the fibers but a good way to get some reference
points is to go to various clothing stores so from bargain brand stores to
Walmart to name-brand stores to stores where expensive formalwear is sold go to
these places and get a look and get a feel for how more expensive
fibers compared to less expensive fibers you can use that knowledge in future
analysis with that we come to the end of this tell next episode we'll look into
more idiosyncratic data and how to determine if certain articles of
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