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I assure you I'm a nerd with no social standing whatsoever, and I'm almost flattered to be considered otherwise here in this thread. And yes we're social creat
by paulsutter 10y ago
I assure you I'm a nerd with no social standing whatsoever, and I'm almost flattered to be considered otherwise here in this thread.
And yes we're social creatures, and we all want to be understood and appreciated. But that's quite a different thing from pursuing social status.
- cortesoft 10y agoI don't think it IS different.... being 'understood and appreciated' is exactly what social status is.
- paulsutter 10y agoNo, social status is a zero sum /ranking/ of individuals and inherently competitive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_status