I wonder what part of these worries is really about “weirdness points”, and what part is related to the “status-regulating emotions”.
I mean, maybe it’s not just “we are needlessly weird, which could make people stop taking us seriously”, but also “having songs that take our beliefs as normal is a bit higher-status than we can afford… someone is going to punch us just to make sure we know our place and don’t disrupt the social order”.
I wonder what part of these worries is really about “weirdness points”, and what part is related to the “status-regulating emotions”.
I mean, maybe it’s not just “we are needlessly weird, which could make people stop taking us seriously”, but also “having songs that take our beliefs as normal is a bit higher-status than we can afford… someone is going to punch us just to make sure we know our place and don’t disrupt the social order”.