By being cavalier about the danger, you signal that you are not among the lower-status people for whom following the advice is dangerous. The people for whom the behavior is dangerous are either smart enough to realize it, but they won’t publicly contradict you, because that would mean drawing attention to their lower status; or are stupid and will follow your advice and will get hurt (which is what makes it a costly signal).
This is a really good reformulation of the underlying idea behind “luxury beliefs” that improves upon it and makes it much more useful.
This is a really good reformulation of the underlying idea behind “luxury beliefs” that improves upon it and makes it much more useful.