In-group prototypicality is what gives you the power to set a convention that is then carried on by others. Not everyone can kind of be a trend setter or start a social movement towards a particular convention, norm or action. These are the people who gain social acceptance from violating norms, not just obeying them. If you really want to be part of the in-group, if you try hard enough to be cool, but the other thing we've learned is that always converging on the norms isn't probably going to get you to a point where you feel accepted.
What does it mean to be ‘cool’ and why does it matter? In this weeks episode we discuss the importance of social acceptance and why being authentic is actually the key to being socially attractive.
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