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All my life I have been fascinated by how people pursue and signal status. Interestingly though, there do not seem to be many books written on this subject. Ple

All my life I have been fascinated by how people pursue and signal status. Interestingly though, there do not seem to be many books written on this subject. Please do recommend if you are aware of any that touch upon, conspicuous consumption, status signalling etc.

p0nce 3y ago
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste My terrible summing up would be that the book explores the way "status" can be hoarded across generations.
hirundo 3y ago
The Elephant in the Brain, Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson
aspenmayer 3y ago
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Clas...
junkerm 3y ago
I recommend Andreas Reckwitz: The Society of Singularities. It changed the way I look at society. At its core is a very broad concept of status called singularities (at least that is my understanding)
postsantum 3y ago
Status-as-a-service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service
gsatic 3y ago
Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen (of Veblen Goods fame)
golemotron 3y ago
Class: A Guide Through the American Status System by Paul Fussell
CiceroCiceronis 3y ago
Both the introduction and the “Status” chapter of Keith Johnstone’s Impro book will interest you greatly.
wahnfrieden 3y ago
Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style Capital Vols 1&2 Graeber: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-the-very-idea-of-consumption https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-the-ve...
JALTU 3y ago
My two favorites, and I think they're a complementary pair, both published recently (2021)... * The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It by (the best-selling author) Will Storr * Status Games: Why We Play and How to Stop by Loretta Graziano Breuning
- Graziano_M 3y ago
  I have to read that second book just because the author has my name

p0nce 3y ago

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste My terrible summing up would be that the book explores the way "status" can be hoarded across generations.

hirundo 3y ago

The Elephant in the Brain, Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

aspenmayer 3y ago

The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Clas...

junkerm 3y ago

I recommend Andreas Reckwitz: The Society of Singularities. It changed the way I look at society. At its core is a very broad concept of status called singularities (at least that is my understanding)

postsantum 3y ago

Status-as-a-service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service

gsatic 3y ago

Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen (of Veblen Goods fame)

golemotron 3y ago

Class: A Guide Through the American Status System by Paul Fussell

CiceroCiceronis 3y ago

Both the introduction and the “Status” chapter of Keith Johnstone’s Impro book will interest you greatly.

wahnfrieden 3y ago

Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style Capital Vols 1&2 Graeber: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-the-very-idea-of-consumption https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-the-ve...

JALTU 3y ago

My two favorites, and I think they're a complementary pair, both published recently (2021)... * The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It by (the best-selling author) Will Storr * Status Games: Why We Play and How to Stop by Loretta Graziano Breuning

Graziano_M 3y ago
I have to read that second book just because the author has my name