Dear Simple,
Who said the world put chashivus into it? It is the same shirt as before. That was exactly the point the Rosh Yeshiva I quoted before was trying to make.
Gold has value because it does not rust. And lasts better and longer than common metals. Same for diamonds.
The Chazon Ish is in line with the tzaavah of Reb Avrohom Danzig: the author of Chayai Adam. There was a point in history that yidden thought that way. About everything. So what?
People attach all kinds of silly ideas to the black hat. There is no reason for someone who is growing without one, to get mixed up in it.
Ask your friends. I am the opposite. I get invited to all these places, with my hat, jacket. and white shirt. Maybe your friends can’t separate their clothing from who they are. A pity.
I am saying the opposite. People giving a “reality” to something that has no distinction, is propaganda. Such a “reality” would have to come naturally from the surrounding culture itself.
Day and night has meaning all by itself. And so do a million other nouns. Adjectives need context.