If the important thing about higher levels is not tracking the underlying reality, why not define the category in terms of that rather than a specific motive (fitting in with friends) which sometimes leads to not tracking reality?
People say & do lots of things to fit in, some of which involve saying true things (while tracking that they match reality) and some of which don’t have propositional content (e.g. “Yay X” or “Boo X”). And there are various reasons for people to say nonsense, besides trying to fit in.
If the important thing about higher levels is not tracking the underlying reality, why not define the category in terms of that rather than a specific motive (fitting in with friends) which sometimes leads to not tracking reality?
People say & do lots of things to fit in, some of which involve saying true things (while tracking that they match reality) and some of which don’t have propositional content (e.g. “Yay X” or “Boo X”). And there are various reasons for people to say nonsense, besides trying to fit in.