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Showing despair and trying too hard are a reliable signal of low status and weakness and it is the opposite of [[coolness]]. | Showing despair and trying too hard are a reliable signal of low status and weakness and it is the opposite of [[coolness]]. | ||
By hiding hardship men can maintain their status and hence access to females.<ref>https://www.ashdin.com/articles/female-choice-and-male-stoicism.pdf</ref> | By hiding hardship men can maintain their status and hence access to females.<ref>https://www.ashdin.com/articles/female-choice-and-male-stoicism.pdf</ref> | ||
Analyzing and studying social interactions may be perceived as a low status activity because it may imply that one cannot get by without it due to some flaw (so one needs to "try hard"). | Analyzing and studying social interactions may be perceived as a low status activity because it may imply that one cannot get by without it due to some flaw (so one needs to "try hard"). Complaining about unfairness also tends to signal low status. | ||
=== Eye contact and attention === | === Eye contact and attention === | ||