Yes, they're to stop the finger being de-gloved - if you're squeamish, don't look up de-glovingYeah, lots of gym bros at my gym wear them, and quite a few tradies, too. I thought it was pretty common, too.
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The last time I looked on social blade, Elle had gained 13,000 new subscribers since 'moving' to Texas. However, her views have barely changed since the move. She is putting out two vlogs a week on average. I expected her to be vlogging all the time but, obviously she's barely got any content now