PrometheanFaun comments on Thoughts on status signals - Less Wrong

7 Post author: pwno 23 March 2009 09:25PM

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Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 23 March 2009 10:27:12PM 4 points [-]

The post here was specifically talking about status-indicating signals. What a business suit actually signals is more like acceptance of certain social norms about what "serious business" entails. Most clothing is more about ingroup identity than status, per se. To the extent that a suit is expensive, and other people notice this, it will also signal status via wealth, of course, but that's somewhat orthogonal.

Also, smiles are probably hard-wired and are actually difficult to fake.

Comment author: PrometheanFaun 30 August 2013 01:36:34AM 0 points [-]

Could you expound the evidence exposed by the donning of a suit? I'm having trouble fitting myself into these systems. It'd mean a lot to me to get an explanation from someone who knows what a valid argument looks like.