> In chess, it's competence. And of course the organizers of chess tournaments also have status. Just as the people who can get things from the outside would h

> In chess, it's competence. And of course the organizers of chess tournaments also have status. Just as the people who can get things from the outside would have status in a prison. > Are you sure? I mean I'm sure I notice it at times. It is nice when others pay positive attention to what I post. Or in real life when people positively value my contributions. > Maybe you just don't pay attention to conventional status markers. That would be it. I think it's the "status hierarchy" that I don't pay attention to. My interpersonal status seeking and status noticing is not comparative. One person really valuing something from me is as good as 100. I notice when these hierarchies are pointed out, but I don't find value in them when they're pointed out. And credentialism pisses me off.