1. ‘It’s also that those Cooper Union kids have, like, the best handle out of everyone on this style that I like and think is interesting – this iced-out-dreamy-whimsy-sleaziness, like, Bergman-on-Spring-Breakers style – and are grossed out by anything that isn’t it, and I have no resolve so anything that’s narrow minded + not maladroit + not boring yet is a black hole to me.’

2. Wait what if having a strong personality or strong aesthetic style – being cool, basically – has to mean being narrow and refusing to engage with most things not just because of Bourdieu distinction or whatever but because you only do or say things that can easily be said or done in a way that’s consistent with your personality or style, and there aren’t that many of these.