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> Several coworkers. But due to their nature, they are largely invisible (they do not care about being seen, validated or represented) if you aren't seeing them
by FalconSensei 3y ago
> Several coworkers. But due to their nature, they are largely invisible (they do not care about being seen, validated or represented) if you aren't seeing them in person.
They might be getting their share of social status validation on groups/subgroups outside work. They can also think that by saying they don't care, this makes them above the rest - which is a social validation
- blueflow 3y agoYou are indirectly arguing that chasing social status is the norm, and my coworkers are no exceptions, just somehow hiding it. Maybe the social status chasers were the odd ones all along. They would surely hate that thought.
- FalconSensei 3y agoMaybe it's not the case of your co-workers, but it's an example. And I've seem groups where 'not-conforming to the norm' was seem as being superior, so people would say they don't care about social status, but as a way to feel superior and connect to those people that also say they don't care about social status. Positioning themselves as not being a 'normie' It might be that they truly don't care, but on the other hand, for someone that don't care, they put too much importance on not-caring which is... odd.
- blueflow 3y agoI never wrote that they put importance to it. I don't know because they said it, i know because i observe my peers.