Coolness: Difference between revisions

'''Coolness''' is [[Dominance hierarchy|dominance signaling]] by looking fashionable and dangerous, as well as behaving in an interesting and impressive manner, all without trying hard. Achieving status whilst doing the bare minimum signals confidence in one's ability. Basically saying, "could try harder but don't need to because people ''already'' hail to the king, baby." Coolness is related to [[stoicism]] due to the downplaying of effort, and related to [[charisma]]/[[game]] as minimalism and style are associated with [[beauty]].  

Women can engage in cool behavior and be dangerous from an objective standpoint, such as a female combat soldier in the United States Army, however their faces hardly advertise danger at all. So women, and men that resemble women, cannot be universally considered cool. Also War heroism and bravery, are only sexually attractive in males.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513815000239</ref>

As men are increasingly discouraged to openly compete, they may resort to compete in effortless achievements,<ref>http://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-016-0683-1</ref> an effect that may also explain to the rise of coolness overall.

Dangerous activities like free climbing, sex, binge drinking, going to war, etc. are cool because they are dangerous. One could argue purposefully setting one's hand on fire is dangerous but not cool. The counter argument to that is any dangerous behavior no matter how stupid, can be cool if played off with stoicism and finesse.

 

For example, one sets their own hand on fire, and without flinching, calmly blows the flames out in an impressive manner hardly seeming to try at all, and then one brushes their hair back, with that same hand, and says "Ain't got time to burn." The stupid act of setting one's own hand on fire has just been made cool.