> Most people, if observed closely, are in it for the status. This is why people are so easily manipulated: they're beholden to something that is easily gamed

> Most people, if observed closely, are in it for the status. This is why people are so easily manipulated: they're beholden to something that is easily gamed by the world at large. And that's exactly what it does. That's why the advice is so good: it's meant to rattle them and make them start to question those beliefs.