Sources of Legitimacy
Sources for [legitimacy
I was thinking about Legitimacy is the most important and scarce resource and thought there are two other sources that are prominent in Japan
1: Legitimacy by air
2: Legitimacy by prominent foreigners
This item could be abstracted a bit more, such as "legitimacy by idol"
Legitimacy by air
Legitimacy through "everyone is doing it"
Tend to think as if there is a will in an abstract "group of people" rather than in a concrete individual or set of individuals, and to try to follow that will
It [Assume a homogeneous group of people
Influence of isolation during the Edo period or something?
Cybozu is vaccinating with the phrase "[There is no Mr. Company.
Conversely, the phrase "the company thinks it should" tends to be used in Japan
A "company" is not a person, there is no such thing as a "company," and therefore a "company" does not have a will.
It's not just in Japan, FOMO or
It's also how you gain followers and likes on social networking sites.
Staging "Everyone is rooting for you."
Legitimacy by prominent foreigners
Not limited to prominent foreigners.
Take pictures alongside celebrities and politicians.
This is another form of "who everyone appreciates".
I personally didn't see the point in it, but when I got it, I found it produced some real benefits.
Mr. Seki took a photo of me and Audrey at Manazuru.
I didn't put it on Scrapbox or Twitter, but I thought, "That's the place to put these things," so I put it on Facebook, which I don't usually use much.
As a result, it caught Mr. Aono's attention and he said, "Nishio-san is having a conversation with Audrey-san? and it became
This is a difficult resource to procure, so having it seems to serve as a signal that you "have the power to make it possible to have it."
Same as peacock feathers, not beneficial for survival, but serves as a signal of excellence
Relationships" that are essentially volatile on the spot are reproduced and converted into a distributable existence through the technology of photography, and new "trust" and other forms of trust are gained through the use of these relationships.
This is expansion and reproduction of social capital.
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