Subcultural distinction requires high signaling costs to deter outsiders

Evidence

Unambiguous distinction requires tall fences, and there must be high signaling costs to keep out normies. Subcultural and countercultural styles require significant expenditures of time, money, and reputation. — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 422

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Subcultures form new status hierarchies for those lacking global status — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 399; Intergroup competition stems from pressures toward positive distinctiveness — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2721

Broader Connections

• Intergroup competition stems from pressures toward positive distinctiveness #expands (0.82) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2721