[lbo-talk] Use-Value of Cool (was pomo prince)

[Michael Dawson -PSU]

> Why is it in anyone's rational self-interest "to establish and maintain
> one's identity as a 'cool' and popular person"?
>
> Ted

Feeling cool produces lots of psychic/mental pleasure.  Practicing cool is
also a form of "networking."  It sustains contacts with other
upwardly-mobile people, who may offer you jobs, fun, and/or clues on how to
morph your coolness to stay ahead of the rabble.  Lather, rinse, repeat...