Exactly, it's counter-signaling. It would be analogous to conclude that being poor is cool now because of torn up jeans being in fashion or hipster minimalism b

Exactly, it's counter-signaling. It would be analogous to conclude that being poor is cool now because of torn up jeans being in fashion or hipster minimalism being cool. As long as you are surely not mistaken for a real weirdo or a poor person, you can play around with the superficialities.