In other words you can countersignal you are smart by not fretting about grades but it doesn’t make sense to countersignal that other people think you are smart.
But other people thinking you’re smart can potentially give you more influence than you’d get simply by being smart. This is most obvious in politicians, who need to convince others that they’re smart / trustworthy / etc. in order to get elected, but also applies more generally.
But other people thinking you’re smart can potentially give you more influence than you’d get simply by being smart. This is most obvious in politicians, who need to convince others that they’re smart / trustworthy / etc. in order to get elected, but also applies more generally.