Yeah I was considering continuing down that road, and saying that, if anything, status derives more from wealth in hunter-gatherer cultures than it does in sede

Yeah I was considering continuing down that road, and saying that, if anything, status derives more from wealth in hunter-gatherer cultures than it does in sedentary cultures. Status hierarchies in nomadic foraging societies tend to be flatter, and more fluid, and based on what the 'big man' can do for his posse: leading them in war parties, having a lot of wampum or copper to give away for life occasions like bride price, throwing big feasts and so on. The eldest son of a chief has a head start in life, but far less security than being the heir of titled nobility in a primogeniture culture entails.