Question: Why, as humans, do we feel the need to impress each other?

Dawn Lau answered on 20 Jun 2016:

That’s a good question. I think humans are social beings, and we always want to feel accepted into a social group. The easiest way to do that is to impress the people in the social group, either by having a charming personality, telling funny jokes, or giving gifts! I think it can backfire, though. If people try too hard to impress others then it comes off as fake, and it looks like you have ulterior motives to gain advantage from being part of the group. I don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing though, it gives us a streak of competition from time to time!