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> There's a correlation between diverse societies and smiling. I would like to request source.

wahern 7y ago
There's been several recent research papers on it. Here's an Atlantic article discussing some of them: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/why-americans-smile-so-much/524967/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/why-amer... See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840223/ and https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/vsingh/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2017/10/ACMMM_Singh_Diversity_Smile.pdf https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/vsingh/wp-content/uploads/si... Hardly conclusive, but I think the general principle that hoodies disrupt facial signaling and identification is hard to dispute. Also I think it's self-evident that disruption and anonymity is a primary reason (absent weather) they're worn in the first place. That doesn't imply nefarious motivations, but it does correlate with some kinds of nefarious behavior. Walking into a bank with a ski mask/balaclava isn't a great idea, even if you just came off the slopes. Why deny that? Same basic logic applies to hoodies, notwithstanding that they're much more common and give less reason to be suspicious in most circumstances. That doesn't mean they don't warrant any heightened suspicion whatsoever. None of this justifies accosting and shooting unarmed people, especially unarmed children, any place. OTOH, telling people, especially kids, that there's nothing wrong with hoodies whatsoever sends the wrong signals about how people should socially engage in their communities and in public; it excuses withdrawal. Even though I live in California where almost nobody takes off their hat when walking indoors, I've taught my 4-year-old kid to do so and he does so instinctively. (I grew up in the Deep South where it was expected, though I never actually wore hats as a kid.) I did this not because I think anybody else cares or because it intrinsically matters, but because it helps teach him to be comfortably conscientious about how he presents himself in different contexts. I also discourage him from using the hood of a hoodie unless he has good reason to; especially for kids the act of wearing the hood is an act of withdrawal, which is not a good habit to get into, especially in American culture. He won't grow up poor like I did so none of this may ever matter for him--he'll likely always travel in privileged circles. But that's not guaranteed. These life skills might prove to be useful some day.

There's been several recent research papers on it. Here's an Atlantic article discussing some of them: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/why-americans-smile-so-much/524967/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/why-amer... See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840223/ and https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/vsingh/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2017/10/ACMMM_Singh_Diversity_Smile.pdf https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/vsingh/wp-content/uploads/si... Hardly conclusive, but I think the general principle that hoodies disrupt facial signaling and identification is hard to dispute. Also I think it's self-evident that disruption and anonymity is a primary reason (absent weather) they're worn in the first place. That doesn't imply nefarious motivations, but it does correlate with some kinds of nefarious behavior. Walking into a bank with a ski mask/balaclava isn't a great idea, even if you just came off the slopes. Why deny that? Same basic logic applies to hoodies, notwithstanding that they're much more common and give less reason to be suspicious in most circumstances. That doesn't mean they don't warrant any heightened suspicion whatsoever. None of this justifies accosting and shooting unarmed people, especially unarmed children, any place. OTOH, telling people, especially kids, that there's nothing wrong with hoodies whatsoever sends the wrong signals about how people should socially engage in their communities and in public; it excuses withdrawal. Even though I live in California where almost nobody takes off their hat when walking indoors, I've taught my 4-year-old kid to do so and he does so instinctively. (I grew up in the Deep South where it was expected, though I never actually wore hats as a kid.) I did this not because I think anybody else cares or because it intrinsically matters, but because it helps teach him to be comfortably conscientious about how he presents himself in different contexts. I also discourage him from using the hood of a hoodie unless he has good reason to; especially for kids the act of wearing the hood is an act of withdrawal, which is not a good habit to get into, especially in American culture. He won't grow up poor like I did so none of this may ever matter for him--he'll likely always travel in privileged circles. But that's not guaranteed. These life skills might prove to be useful some day.