This can be done in a way which doesn’t cost significant weirdness points.
The key, I think, is to include a lot of coolness in whatever you’re signalling. Being “cool” is largely about embracing countersignalling in all its glory; coolness and conformity are strongly opposed. Being cool is the main way I know of that one can be very nonnormal/nonconformist without paying lots of weirdness points and seeming low status.
This can be done in a way which doesn’t cost significant weirdness points.
The key, I think, is to include a lot of coolness in whatever you’re signalling. Being “cool” is largely about embracing countersignalling in all its glory; coolness and conformity are strongly opposed. Being cool is the main way I know of that one can be very nonnormal/nonconformist without paying lots of weirdness points and seeming low status.