I'm not really sure how I would define coolness. I think it is way more than a definition. When I think of whats cool, I think of the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, and who our friends are. I guess I believe that coolness is a very broad term, and I'm not positive that it is just a definition. I think coolness is how other people see you and the things we have.
I think that Chuck Klosterman's definition of cool compares alot to what I said people would consider cool. He uses the definition of A products exclusivity is directly proportional to its social cachet. Which is what I stated above in different words. I think that the exclusivity of an item owned by a person is a huge part of what society would call "cool". Some examples would be the newest pair of Jordans, an expensive car that not alot of people could own, or anything that somebody would own that not alot of people could afford.
I agree with your definition of coolness. I believe that other people judge the coolness of something and it is usually based on Klosterman's definition.
ReplyDeleteI don't quite understand what you mean by "it is way more than a definition." Isn't this true of everything? A definition is only an explanation of what a term means, which does not include the general impact of that term on those who use it.
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