And if a backpack is part of your happiness in the first place, that’s a concern. Not “this backpack is pleasing”. But “I’m actually unhappy in my heart when I don’t have my special material goods”
I saw it as a metaphor for being able to express yourself and your likes visibly. Really, using a different item than a corporate mascot probably would have been a better choice too. But… I got it, in a way that made sense to me.
I do have some corporate things I enjoy… and even feel they have formed who I am from exposure. Still get flack about “when are you gonna grow out of that?”
And if a backpack is part of your happiness in the first place, that’s a concern. Not “this backpack is pleasing”. But “I’m actually unhappy in my heart when I don’t have my special material goods”
I saw it as a metaphor for being able to express yourself and your likes visibly. Really, using a different item than a corporate mascot probably would have been a better choice too. But… I got it, in a way that made sense to me.
I do have some corporate things I enjoy… and even feel they have formed who I am from exposure. Still get flack about “when are you gonna grow out of that?”