I think signalling normality helps give the impression of understanding ‘the common man’, ergo ‘me’. So you believe that they’re ‘in touch’ and that they would take similar things into account as what you take into account.
This is mostly about what people like and their day-to-day life. People don’t object so much to someone being exceptionally talented etc. although sometimes even the fact of being obviously intelligent or obviously financially succesful can be seen as meaning someone is out of touch.
I think signalling normality helps give the impression of understanding ‘the common man’, ergo ‘me’. So you believe that they’re ‘in touch’ and that they would take similar things into account as what you take into account.
This is mostly about what people like and their day-to-day life. People don’t object so much to someone being exceptionally talented etc. although sometimes even the fact of being obviously intelligent or obviously financially succesful can be seen as meaning someone is out of touch.