#cultural-signaling

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#identity-formation #social-validation #internet-subculture #performative-male #latte-liberal
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I've always wanted to be seen as cool', but it's time to face the music: I am anything but | Eleanor Burnard

People use cultural tastes and obscure media preferences to signal coolness and gain social validation, often maintaining this performative identity into adulthood.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Latte-swilling performative males': why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal

The performative male stereotype portrays heterosexual men adopting progressive aesthetics—books, female musicians, tote bags, matcha lattes—as calculated performances rather than genuine preferences.
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