daily word - are you cool?

Are you cool? You know this refers to more than temperature. It is a commonly used social status term, especially among young people. What does it consist of? This term is used to describe people who are aloof, emotionally self-sufficient, and detached. It is not cool to display enthusiasm. Among those who use this term this way it is considered the most desirable of compliments. Yet people who are cool are lacking in passion and compassion and empathy. In this case the analogy to temperature is valid in that cool people are not warm. So being cool is the opposite of being loving, and is an expression of diminished humanity.