nobody likes putting hard earned money and effort into their car just to have others hate it or laugh at it. imagine spending a couple grand on some body work and when you bring it over to show your buddy, the first thing he says is "holy crap dude that looks like ****, you ruined this car". your stomach would drop, anyone's would. luckily, a friend wouldnt say that... but nothing is stopping him from thinking it. sure, people could try and be supportive of individuality and say "if it makes YOU happy then you go for it!", but its not really fair to give such misguided support to friends. Few people are so bold as to express themselves publically in ways that they know will cause constant redicule, and the overall result will not be happiness. Of course, there are different communities that are more or less accepting of different styles... so I suppose we are all left with having to decide where we fit in best, or if we even care if we fit in at all.
sorry just thinking aloud.
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