M-Dot merchandise redeemed

Triathlon Forum
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On this forum, we have discussed the pros and cons of wearing the M-Dot brand on yourself in the form of clothes, tattoos, and jewelry, and whether it is simply a proud display of your accomplishments or proof that you are a corporate stooge. Today, I experienced a wholly different possibility.

I was, unfortunately, at the funeral of my aunt’s mother(not my side of the family, but the other side). I haven’t seen the woman in many years, and didn’t know her very well, but wnet to pay respects for my aunt and her family.

Anyway, I was talking to two cousins that I haven’t seen in so long we didn’t remember each other, and after a while, I noticed a small M-Dot pendant around her neck. I casually asked what Ironman race she did, and she rattled off a list of the several M-Dot and other Iron distance races she has done in the past five years. Her sister said that she too does triathlons, but hasn’t done an Ironman yet. We chatted for quite some time, and learned that we all have quite a lot in common.

Because of that M-Dot pendant, I now know of family in Colorado and in San Francisco that I can look up the next time I am in the area.

Maybe this makes the case that Dan needs to produce more SlowTwitch product so that we can notice each other when we are out in the world doing our thing. Maybe I just feel bad that the only way I became reacquainted with my cousins was an M-Dot pendant.

Or maybe, with the summer I’ve had, I’m just feeling clingy.

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That’s a great story and I don’t want to get off topic from your story, but I have a question…if you where (for example) North Face or Patagonia clothing, are you a corporate stooge? I don’t understand why anyone would think you are a corporate stooge for wearing an m-dot logo. that is hardly a big corporation.

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I was referencing the myriad threads that I have read in the past few years regarding M-Dot tattoos, etc, as well as other brands where it is perceived that people where the items for status rather than function. In some people’s perspective, paying money to wear a product logo makes you a corporate stooge. In the case of Nike, North Face, or many other companies, the product doesn’t tell me anything about you. In this particular case, however, it allowed me to find a common ground with some nice folks that I would otherwise probably not had much more conversation than offering my condolences.

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Maybe this makes the case that Dan needs to produce more SlowTwitch product so that we can notice each other when we are out in the world doing our thing.

The Masons use a handshake … :wink:

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How did they know who to give the secret hand-shake to?