lovescience123 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Why do people crave popularity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Why do people crave popularity? Why do some people crave popularity would be correct; I don't so your statement would be falsified. Confirmation that they are socially acceptable and attractive. Evolutionarily, it ties to mating potential; more popular, more mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 It is due to the evolution of our species as a social animal that lives in groups. It was important to stick together ... maybe it still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescience123 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 I agree to your point of mating potential but social acceptibility? Why? You can be socially acceptible even when you are not popular! And if it is related to 'mating' then every individual would want to be popular not 'some' as you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyudmilascience Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 because they want to interact scoially, with many people and be considered attractive by the majority, in order to have a choice in who to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 And if it is related to 'mating' then every individual would want to be popular not 'some' as you mentioned. Not everyone wants children, are not sexually motivated, have other means of gratification not involving people etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Popularity implies being accepted and valued within certain groups. The advantage of this can be partially internal (confirmation of status, for example) but also has practical aspects (improved social interactions and collaborations). Edited June 27, 2016 by CharonY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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