How important is it for you to be cool?

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This is my followup question.

For me:

At age 14 it was more important than anything else, ever
At age 16 it was very important
At age 19 it was somewhat important
At age 24 it was somewhat important
At age 30 it was not really all that important
At age 35 it was not really all that important
At age 40 it is somewhat important

Pretty much represents the state of my relationship with the opposite sex. Pursuing or not pursuing, etc.

I imagine this is different for everyone. I like both people who are cool and people who are not.

I would like to be cool but find it's not worth all that effort to really pull it off. For some people it just comes naturally.

I think most cool people in their 20s-30s are hit in the face with something that makes them specifically uncool, such as sudden responsibility, difficult parenthood, weight gain, hair loss, difficult/inappropriate lifestyle, disfigurement, trying too hard, or some combination thereof.