That's a very plebian take on elite social dynamics. The truth is, if you ever feel like some social signalling is pointless, you've reached the limit of what

That's a very plebian take on elite social dynamics. The truth is, if you ever feel like some social signalling is pointless, you've reached the limit of what you know about the social situation. True, most people at the top of the social hierarchy have very ego-motivated my-way-or-the-highway mindsets but most of these people are still pressed down by someone else that owns them for some thing or other. There's always someone on a higher rung ready to scoff at your progress. People that do reach the "top" often do it do the detriment of their own original goals and end up getting eaten by the process of reaching the top and either become spiders weaving social webs endlessly to some arcane end or get toppled off. Only the plebs have the luxury of relaxing without a care in the world. Also, doesn't help that tech is so advanced that assaulting our senses is now a question of "how often" and not "how". Of course, there's about ten different definitions of "elite" ITT and the article's muddy writing doesn't help either.