Is douchiness a costly signal?
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Replying to @ben_mathes
@ben_mathes I wonder about the network topology here. Would be interesting to visualize the douche clusters.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@ben_mathes Related concept, I think: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2pv/intellectual_hipsters_and_metacontrarianism/ …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@ben_mathes Hypothesis: not being douchey can be due to 1) giving in to a bully or 2) countersignaling that you have no need to be a bully.1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
@ben_mathes Implication: all my tweets in this thread amount to an elaborate countersignaling scheme 
12:56 PM - 10 Dec 2015
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