According to my experience, cool people put in an absolutely inordinate amount of research, time and effort in order to appear as if they don't even have to try.
I've found in my life cool people generally have something to offer, be it inspiration, insight, other otherwise, I feel like cool is often aspirational and differs depending on where someone is trying to go in life. It seems to me cool people have some unique degree of "Culturedness" - this lines up with the traits they found. If you are Extraverted, Hedonistic, Powerful, Adventurous, Open and Autonomous, you're likely ending up in situations and experiences that have a different venn from the other folks around you.
From the paper:
"Our method does not let us test the extent to which coolness was
valued or prevalent in a culture, but historical analysis suggests that
cool people were first recognized and admired in countercultural
niches, such as mid-20th century African American jazz clubs and
beatnik coffee shops that valued improvisation and creative
expression (Belk et al., 2010; Heath & Potter, 2004). The desire to be
cool spread as societies shifted their focus from industry to information, and coolness continues to play a larger role in cities (San
Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, etc.) and industries (fashion,
entertainment, technology) where economic success depends on
creativity (Florida, 2012; C. Warren et al., 2019).
Stronger evidence that coolness is a status hierar"
> I've found in my life cool people generally have something to offer, be it inspiration, insight, other otherwise,
Great mathematicians have an insane amount of deep insights to offer, but the typical person simply does not have the capacity to absorb these insights. Oh yes, these people are typically introverted "nerds", not the "cool kids".
Cool people are perceived to be more extraverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open, and autonomous, whereas good people are more conforming, traditional, secure, warm, agreeable, universalistic, conscientious, and calm. This pattern is stable across countries, which suggests that the meaning of cool has crystallized on a similar set of values and traits around the globe. We build on the results to advance a theory of the role that coolness plays in establishing social hierarchies and changing social and cultural practices and norms.
It’s something I realized a long time ago about humans. Resources and opportunities go where they are least needed. Want high social status? Your best bet is to need absolutely nothing from anyone.
Coolness, in its original sense, is about never caring too much because you will never need to. People are drawn to what doesn’t care about them; they assume the response they get will be objective.
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From the paper: "Our method does not let us test the extent to which coolness was valued or prevalent in a culture, but historical analysis suggests that cool people were first recognized and admired in countercultural niches, such as mid-20th century African American jazz clubs and beatnik coffee shops that valued improvisation and creative expression (Belk et al., 2010; Heath & Potter, 2004). The desire to be cool spread as societies shifted their focus from industry to information, and coolness continues to play a larger role in cities (San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, etc.) and industries (fashion, entertainment, technology) where economic success depends on creativity (Florida, 2012; C. Warren et al., 2019). Stronger evidence that coolness is a status hierar"
Great mathematicians have an insane amount of deep insights to offer, but the typical person simply does not have the capacity to absorb these insights. Oh yes, these people are typically introverted "nerds", not the "cool kids".
Coolness, in its original sense, is about never caring too much because you will never need to. People are drawn to what doesn’t care about them; they assume the response they get will be objective.
Good summary of this paper: https://unrav.io/#view/f1604fd7b327f48a9920f4d2561b9626