I was in the Army and I hated most aspects of it. But one thing I really liked was the uniform. Just waking up and putting on the BDUs and not having to think about what to wear was great. Also, it eliminates comparison between others. You don’t have to worry if you’re under-dressed or over-dressed cause you are wearing the same thing as everyone else.
It worked in Star Trek, right? Well, unless you were a redshirt.
Uniformity over individualism sounds so authoritarian and dystopian.
No one prevents you to buy the same 14 shirts and pants and wear them. No need to ever decide what to wear. You have the power to solve this by yourself.
I also don’t think for example school uniforms are a good thing, as kids will find worse things to bully someone than their clothes. I got bullied and clothes hurt less, than something really hurting my self esteem, so no school uniform would’ve saved me there. But at least I could wear what I wanted instead of being forced to wear boring pants and shirts. Also often uniform can be a financial burden for poorer families if it’s not paid by the school. Now, at work, I’m glad I don’t need to iron a suit every day.
So kudos for posting a (to me) unpopular opinion.