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> When a guest comes to visit and they are impressed by the interior, there are several things going on. First, you signal that you know what's the hot new thin
by selfhoster11 5y ago
> When a guest comes to visit and they are impressed by the interior, there are several things going on. First, you signal that you know what's the hot new thing, so you are socially connected, regularly visit similar homes. Second you signal loyalty to the tribe by being willing to adjust your living space (...)
Or perhaps your guests just genuinely like the décor, and aren't playing some 4D Slytherin chess game. Some people just don't play the social signalling game.
- FredPret 5y agoI agree with you, though I’d like to point out that merely liking the new style and also implementing it for non-sociopathic reasons is itself a social signal
- bonoboTP 5y agoIt doesn't have to be conscious. Plenty of people do it instinctively. It's deeply in our nature on a biological level.