I know you said not to but if I really had to try and define cool, I would say it's synonymous with 'being brave'. Someone who wears whatever clothes they like is cool because they're brave enough to not care what others think. Someone who is passionate is cool because they're willing to brave the risk of being that invested in something. Sometimes even admitting something 'lame' can be cool (e.g. a celeb saying "I shop at walmart'") cus they're BRAVE enough to admit their ugly human side (the classic "not trying too hard"). In contrast being scared is never cool: a guy who is scared of talking to girls is the anti-thesis of cool. Someone scared to tell a risky joke at the function isn't cool. Someone who takes the easy way out (no bravery) isn't cool.
Overall I agree with your view that one should be concerned about not being cool, since in my definition that means you are concerned about being afraid of things. Which is definitely a valid thing to be worried about.
(although ironically, worrying about not being cool enough is exactly the way to NOT be cool, since being cool requires you to not be worried/anxious/scared about anything......)
There is no coolness because there is no true suffering when everyone is numbed and dulled. Coolness is rebellion against misery. It's being artistic in the way you go through life as a copium. Fuck you need coolness for when everyone is hot and gym/nutrition/plastic surgery has been cracked and everyone is high and entertainment is plenty?
You can be boring and cool, Putin a good example. Speaks long winded factual dry, not exciting. Same with Kim jong. Epstein also calm. Trump more charming than cool. Maybe has to with darkness, no saint ever cool.
From what I can tell, nothing is cool anymore because we live in a world where you can constantly lie.
Extremely edited social media trends/posts, fake profile pics, AI slop, Indians pretending to be American, endless scams, the carbon copy Kim K plastic surgery body/face, autotune music… all of it.
Lying/pretending to be something isn’t cool, and it’s EXTREMELY uncool to try and be the same damn thing as everyone else.
I know you said not to but if I really had to try and define cool, I would say it's synonymous with 'being brave'. Someone who wears whatever clothes they like is cool because they're brave enough to not care what others think. Someone who is passionate is cool because they're willing to brave the risk of being that invested in something. Sometimes even admitting something 'lame' can be cool (e.g. a celeb saying "I shop at walmart'") cus they're BRAVE enough to admit their ugly human side (the classic "not trying too hard"). In contrast being scared is never cool: a guy who is scared of talking to girls is the anti-thesis of cool. Someone scared to tell a risky joke at the function isn't cool. Someone who takes the easy way out (no bravery) isn't cool.
Overall I agree with your view that one should be concerned about not being cool, since in my definition that means you are concerned about being afraid of things. Which is definitely a valid thing to be worried about.
(although ironically, worrying about not being cool enough is exactly the way to NOT be cool, since being cool requires you to not be worried/anxious/scared about anything......)
There is no coolness because there is no true suffering when everyone is numbed and dulled. Coolness is rebellion against misery. It's being artistic in the way you go through life as a copium. Fuck you need coolness for when everyone is hot and gym/nutrition/plastic surgery has been cracked and everyone is high and entertainment is plenty?
O Brave New World
You gotta be ugly to be cool - that's a law. Gavin can never be Trump. Too good looking.
Metaphor for everything else too.
You can be boring and cool, Putin a good example. Speaks long winded factual dry, not exciting. Same with Kim jong. Epstein also calm. Trump more charming than cool. Maybe has to with darkness, no saint ever cool.
From what I can tell, nothing is cool anymore because we live in a world where you can constantly lie.
Extremely edited social media trends/posts, fake profile pics, AI slop, Indians pretending to be American, endless scams, the carbon copy Kim K plastic surgery body/face, autotune music… all of it.
Lying/pretending to be something isn’t cool, and it’s EXTREMELY uncool to try and be the same damn thing as everyone else.
Everything around us is antithetical to cool.
"The Death of Cool" eh? nice rip from Gavin Mcinnes
Yeah why is no one talking about this?