SSC
Friendship Is (Still) Countersignaling
Scott discusses how countersignaling in social interactions works only when one has already established social competence, using personal experiences and dating advice as examples.
5 min read 700 words
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Friendship Is Countersignaling
Scott examines how friends use verbal teasing or 'slagging' as a form of countersignaling to demonstrate the strength of their friendship.
6 min read 921 words
LW
Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism
Scott introduces the concept of "meta-contrarianism" - where highly intelligent people signal their status by rejecting contrarian positions and returning to simpler views, similar to how hipsters adopt uncool styles to seem cooler.
16 min read 2,358 words