> Is there some way to make human respect feel like it's not a zero sum game? Respect is non zero sum but status is definitionally a positional good. If you’re

> Is there some way to make human respect feel like it's not a zero sum game? Respect is non zero sum but status is definitionally a positional good. If you’re number 1 someone else isn’t. There can be uncertainty about status but ambiguity always collapses eventually. Everyone can be treated with respect but there will be a prestige or dominance hierarchy in any group of humans, subtle as it may be.