Signaling is, generally speaking, a means of displaying social status and desirability as a mate, yes?
If you can believe it, this claim isn’t strong enough:
you wear a suit to a job interview (otherwise you might be hard to work with)
your bank spends a lot of money on impressive buildings (otherwise you wouldn’t feel safe giving them your money)
the government. The last three American presidents have been drug users who supported the War On Drugs. Otherwise, people would think they were soft on crime.
If you can believe it, this claim isn’t strong enough:
you wear a suit to a job interview (otherwise you might be hard to work with)
your bank spends a lot of money on impressive buildings (otherwise you wouldn’t feel safe giving them your money)
the government. The last three American presidents have been drug users who supported the War On Drugs. Otherwise, people would think they were soft on crime.
Agreed.