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Some of the specific ideas for demonstrating high status included not moving your head when speaking, speaking and moving slowly, beginning statements with a lo
by aynsof 10y ago
Some of the specific ideas for demonstrating high status included not moving your head when speaking, speaking and moving slowly, beginning statements with a long 'uhhhh' (a short 'uh' sound, however, demonstrated low status), and taking up space.
I'd recommend moving it to the top of your reading list; it's one of those incredible books that i get something new out of every time I read it. It goes deep into human interaction, learning and education, consciousness - so much of what it means to be human.
- theparanoid 10y agoIf you go from low to high most of it comes naturally. It's obliquely alluded to in pg's "You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss"[0]. [0] http://www.paulgraham.com/boss.html http://www.paulgraham.com/boss.html
- zeroer 10y agoWow, that's a good essay. pg wanted to be a philosopher earlier in his life. He would have been good at it, but unfortunately I think the field is beneath him.
- lgieron 10y ago> Some of the specific ideas for demonstrating high status included not moving your head when speaking, speaking and moving slowly, beginning statements with a long 'uhhhh' (a short 'uh' sound, however, demonstrated low status), and taking up space. I hope this knowledge (regardless of whether it's true) does not spread - I'm sure there would be plenty of people who will try to "hack the system" and will act according to this list, which would be insufferable.
- tomhoward 10y agoThat happened at least 10 years ago with the publication of The Game [1] and the emergence of the pickup community [2]. And if you want to know how insufferable it's been, just ask any woman who's been in the dating scene in the past 10 years how they feel about 'negging'. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game:_Penetrating_the_Secret_Society_of_Pickup_Artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game:_Penetrating_the_Secr... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_community https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_community
- 551199 10y agoI'm more of a relationship kind a guy, but let me tell you if you workout women are no saints either. Women 'negg' as well and use very brash language of your body parts and what they would do with you.
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- razakel 10y ago>That happened at least 10 years ago with the publication of The Game Despite what you may feel about pickup artists, The Game is genuinely worth a read. The trick is not to read it as a "how to meet girls" manual. What's most interesting about it is the behaviour of them belies their own insecurity and an uncomfortableness around women. The book itself alludes to this.
- analyst74 10y agoWouldn't it be better if those hacking techniques are more commonly known, making it harder to measure a stranger's social status, so we treat everyone equally? This will not solve the root problem of the existence of social ladder, but I don't see how spreading this knowledge can cause harm.