// The Socio-Economics of Cool//

myuberlife-nyc:

James Dean

                        The Socio-Economics of Cool

Today I was awaken by a thought.  My subconscious mind had brought me back from a place; a place where the judgments of people, my sense of self and the excitement of acceptance all collided within the confines of a five floored building:  My High School. Once again, being brought back to adult life from dream state, I, for a moment, had the ability to traverse my ego and access my memories of my ‘not-so-far-but-far-former’ teenage self.  As I walked to the shower, recalling the details of said travel, and in an attempt to unravel the deeper meaning of my dream, I began to analyze what the underlying significance could be.  What I extracted was a reoccurring and revolving theme that haunted my psyche and self esteem; since my [teenaged] years, this thematic state has been my prime subconscious concern:  The Holding On To My Ephemeral State of ‘Coolness.’  The state of ‘cool’ has dominated my intuitive rational since my mid-90’s adolescence and since then I have sat in divine reverence to the Godly ‘cool.’  Today, I have decided to investigate my obsession: What is ‘cool,’ how is ‘cool’ relatively defined and exemplified in America and Europe, currently and historically? Why is ‘cool’ so revered?  And what makes ‘cool’ such a valued socioeconomic cultural asset?  I have decided to approach ‘cool’ from its metaphorical roots to its hyper-cool frost-bit branches.

In my attempt to explore the ‘cool,’ I began exploring its definition.

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