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I think status is our main currency as human beings. All that really matters is what others think of us. The main thing you have to figure out is _which_ statu
by d357r0y3r 4y ago
I think status is our main currency as human beings.
All that really matters is what others think of us. The main thing you have to figure out is _which_ status hierarchy you want to compete in, not _if_ you want to compete in a status hierarchy.
Even people who claim not to care about what people think, actually do care what _some_ people think.
- tsunamifury 4y agoFor example bootstrappers or FIRE people seem to care more about status than anyone I’ve met but inside their own smaller communities status games.
- Rastonbury 4y agoI rather have money and security, status is a means to that end, because sometimes there are gatekeepers or people who can help you but will write you off if they think you are not a peer or in group I always am reminded of billionaire heirs, who shirk status games and give false last names to be treated as a normal person instead of a valuable business contact or such